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• I just wanted to close the loop here and say that I've been using the workflow you suggested, and it's working well for me. Thanks again for such a great program AND for the great online support!

  in Use Zotfile to rename linked pdfs without copying/moving them? Comment by awollenb November 1, 2021
• I just realized that I've got one more renaming question. Is there a way to select ALL attachments for a list of items, and see/use the 'rename using parent metadata' option? I can manually 'expand' a whole bunch of items (one by one), and then co…

  in Use Zotfile to rename linked pdfs without copying/moving them? Comment by awollenb October 11, 2021
• I don't think I'm using Zotfile to 'auto move and link' - although maybe I should be? My anticipated workflow was: 1) manually decide which folder to save a downloaded pdf to, at the moment I download it 2) add all newly downloaded pdfs as links in…

  in Use Zotfile to rename linked pdfs without copying/moving them? Comment by awollenb October 11, 2021
• Amazing!! This works beautifully - thanks for your help! Since it turns out I'm not using Zotfile for renaming purposes, would you recommend uninstalling it?

  in Use Zotfile to rename linked pdfs without copying/moving them? Comment by awollenb October 8, 2021
• Thanks for the fast & helpful reply! I've tried this and I have three follow-up questions. First - and this is the only really essential issue - I think I am doing something wrong in terms of getting Zotero to rename a linked file in place: - …

  in Use Zotfile to rename linked pdfs without copying/moving them? Comment by awollenb October 6, 2021