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Thanks. In the absence of a better solution, I can use this approach. There might be instances where I fixed the formatting or an error in the title and that might cause the title match to be somewhat less accurate. There are a couple thousand artic…
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Using the script results as shown in the Word file, I deleted the items from the Group library (11 items) and successfully copied the items from My Library (37 items). In general, I check if there are duplicates after a session where I have added m…
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Thanks. For my understanding, in the current version of Zotero (5.0.85) the cross-library links and merge-item links from the original item are copied over to the new item created using Duplicate Item feature. Thus, when I try to drag-drop this new …
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Thanks, that's very helpful. I ran the code and the results are in: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Atcr8aCyjBrulaNNraeQsAAPp_pzIQ?e=tnbNHz From looking at the items, I think the issue is caused for items that were created by using the 'Duplicate Item' feature…
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Thanks, good to know why this is happening. I may have 15-20 such items that refuse to get copied over when I drag-drop. I found the given example from a item by item comparison in what should be two identical collections (one in MyLib, other in the…
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I was thinking something along these lines: - Lock the note when the first save happens (which requires sending a lock ping to server) - Keep the note locked until no new save has happened for 2 minutes. At that point, do a sync repeat and unlock th…
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Thanks, Dan. As an interim measure, do you think it's possible to flag a note as being edited by another user while it is being edited. My use case does not really need collaborative editing, all we would need is to know someone is in there and use …
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@bwiernik "Yes, changes will sync, but if two people change it at the same time, one person’s changes will be overwritten and lost." Is this also true for stand-alone notes in Zotero? Lets say Person A and B are editing the note at the same time. A …
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I meant the event and I ended up picking "Presentation" as the closest. This isn't related to a style or even the need to cite. I am introducing Zotero to a group and want our meeting agendas to be available through Zotero. So, I wanted to create a …
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"open-pdf" works! Is there an easy way to create that link? I had to create the "select" link for the PDF using Zutilo and then edited the select part to open-pdf.
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I tried the zotero://select feature and have the same issue as previous post. Here's a link I generated using Zutilo: zotero://select/library/items/F2K7NVMF By itself, it's not acting like a link in Word or Outlook. However, if I right-click and go…
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Dan, how about having a user-preference setting that tells Zotero to delete (or not) the attachment, too, when the parent item is deleted?
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Could someone from the dev team please chime in
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Yes, you can drag and drop these "standalone" notes to the item you want them to become "child" notes of. When you originally dragged and dropped, you likely missed the target item and dropped in between two items, which makes these notes standalon…
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I understand and agree Zotero isn't for collaborative writing. Not asking for that feature. What I am saying is that even the collaboratively edited document can be included in Zotero's organization framework if links come to groups. The document s…
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Thanks. I am introducing Zotero to a group that does social work, and some members don't use computers frequently. They have a Google Docs setup to share and co-edit documents and I was hoping everything could move to Zotero. But it seems keeping Go…
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Contrary to @bwiernik , I recommend using Google Drive, or any cloud storage that works for you (OneDrive, DropBox). Attach files using the "attach link to file" feature. Do _NOT_ use Google Drive to store your Zotero database. Use it only to store …
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Yes, you will need the full Zotero software (aka standalone) for the drag-drop feature. And that is not available for Chromebook. FYI, the features at zotero.org are a small subset of the standalone.
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If and when the linked files feature comes to groups, are we saying it will *force* users to have separate files/paths for attachments associated with items that are in both MyLibrary and in one or more groups? I am never going to allow multiple ver…
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I know funds is not the main roadblock, but I happy to contribute a few hundred dollars and with other users who feel passionately about this we can get to a couple thousand. Maybe that's sufficient for someone to move this forward? Dan, from a tech…
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I don't understand this: "permanent intermingling of linked files from different libraries." Could you please elaborate? I can see issues if sync of linked file paths is allowed without the feature to set different base paths for each library. But i…
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Dan, can a barebones version of linked files for groups be provided sooner? Something that uses the same base directory as MyLibrary, and, for the moment has basic sync with a user choice to turn the sync on/off. Or, no sync until that's possible wi…
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The false positive for my database went away, so thanks. The "Retracted Items" folder also disappeared since the only item in it was fixed. I wonder (not sure how I feel about this) if it is better to have the folder always there, isn't that how Dup…
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Thanks, Dan and others. For items marked as Retracted, there's nothing I can do to remove that label for the false positives, right?
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1. The relative path feature allows you to point and store your attachments in any location on various computers, HOWEVER, that's only for the location and name of the root (top-level) folder. The sub-folder structure and names must be same for all …
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You must have the Zotero app installed on your computer. When you open the app, go to: Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Files and Folders
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I don't use Zutilo for the feature Dan mentioned, but I wonder if the file names are same, can all the original paths be replaced to that one folder. I think moving all files to one folder is a good move. So much easier to manage! I stopped putting…
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You should consider what Dan is suggesting - use Zutilo to update the paths. How much can be fixed depends on how the new location structure (folders and sub-folders) compare to the old location. Are all the files in one single folder, with no sub-f…
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Ok, thanks. Was just making sure I did not underestimate or misunderstand the feature in Zutilo.
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@dstillman, but only if the structure inside the new base directory is identical or at least comparable as pre-move, right? I thought the OP is saying the files were moved and directory structure was changed/simplified.