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I read in another discussion about using a new group to create a distinct library. I did this but A) it didn't offer to be non-syncing B) It didn't offer the option of importing a collection from my main library. Plainly, non-snycing needs to be a…
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I have since learned that many of the matched items do not have a "parent page", typically because the item is self-published or agency publications with no budget for a DOI. But I can create a parent page, select "Manual", and then merge the two …
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The problem is that too many don't have a number at all. No help with that in this topic, Thank you for educating me!
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@adamsmith If there's a DOI in a paper, Zotero should be able to automatically grab the metadata when you drag the file to Zotero. Even if published in the text of the document? That makes it easier, and I think what that means is that if I include…
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Well, Maybe the rules need to be relaxed or streamlined so that publishers can pay $20 for a single paper and register online? It's an ideal world, not the world we have. but for sure what you describe sounds clunky. No button in Zotero anyway!! O…
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Thanks for the RDF suggestion! That's all stuff I do. Steve Alrich.
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The problem is, more often than not PDFs and other attachments are dragged into Zotero from the filesystem, and they have meaningless filenames such as "viewcontent.pdf" (or similar gibberish) I can't say this will solve anyone's problem, but a fil…
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My "need" is to create a text rendering of the directory and or directory tree. I don't know how "copy" is made a thing where text is displayed, But at minimum just to be able to highlight the directory/directory-tree, and copy it, in the library vi…
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It turns the .dll files occur in the Zotero Application Installation location. So there should be no overlap and no confusion between these subfolders and those in the base file or data file, which Zotero allows the user to place in an unrelated fol…
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I really just wanted to have a list of my directories and subdirectories. I don't remember why, as you may note, I opened this chat in May, 2024. The directory screen doesn't support copy, so I couldn't paste it into a document.
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My paths won't help you because they are non-standard. But I assume you can see the images of the directories. I labeled them primary and legacy. legacy is actually a merged file of two older legacy folders, so I am not feeling safe to point zotero…
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Customarily in Windows, directory trees help sort and organize files. I use the same logic in Zotero, but I don't know where or how the directory tree is stored, because it isn't a literal directory tree (the storage folder is one long list of items…
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I appreciate the patience you give me. And your comments have given me much more confidence to remove, or delete. Thank you for clarifying. I recently learned about items not in a collection. I have some cleaning to do! Thanks again.
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Thanks for the reflection. I will check out the options you identified. So from what you said, I am picturing the document in the zotero folder on my hard drive, and that every collection that refers to that document refers directly to the documen…
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Worldcat also has the book, what is the protocol for saving "from the worldcat page"?
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I am looking for help with an ISBN number. Zotero can't find it, but the publisher and the website "isbnsearch.org" recognize the number. is there a way for me to add isbnsearch.org to the search list? Of course, what I need is for zotero to populat…
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Thank you for your help. That was perfect.
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Interesting distinction between moving and copying. (I have supposed that when moving a file from one directory to another on the same disk that the system merely re-addressed the file.) So anyone reading this discussion might want to know I needed …
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What I was suggesting, or asking, is whether I might have simply copied my data directory from the old location to the new location, and then simply told Zotero (Edit>preferences>advanced>files and folders) to look in the new location. Us…
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I am a novice and appreciate the help you have given. I don't want to add confusion. I just want to clarify what I meant for the benefit of people who need to do what I wanted to do. It seems I did not follow your procedure exactly, because I neve…
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I followed instructions and successfully moved my Zotero directory. I would add that there were two directories that needed to be changed. One, called "data", seems to contain the entire Zotero user database, the subject of my query. The second, "…
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I assume you mean "I would recommend deleting the OLD folder in the default location"? Thank you for advice.
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Thank you, dstillman, I will explore the functions you have identified. I wonder if programmers are exploring the implementation of automatically invoking the parent item dialog (what we get when we use the +) upon drag and drop of any item. This w…
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I am using screen captures and illustrations from image searches. When I drop them into Zotero, I do not get the info dialog, which I need so I can enter author, source, date of capture, etc. I read here that the format of the info box is driven t…