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• Thank you for the detailed explanation. I have unchecked the automatic retrieval of metadata option as I do not have a large library of these standalone pdf files. As and when needed I can create a parent item with appropriate metadata and attach a …

  in standalone pdf file automatically getting attached to an existing item Comment by cnrao 22 days ago
• Same behavior in Troubleshooting mode; ditto for using the menu to add the file (New item icon, followed by Add File ...) From what I can tell, when you add a single (pdf) file Zotero tries to guess the metadata and, depending on the file contents …

  in standalone pdf file automatically getting attached to an existing item Comment by cnrao 22 days ago
• I am also running into this issue. Is there a way to search for items containing a specific file extensions? For example, I have several Dataset items some of which contain links to files (which are stored in a cloud drive.) Some of these files ar…

  in Advanced search for a specific file attachment format (eps, ppt, txt, png, tex...) Comment by cnrao January 4, 2026