doesn't make a difference. You can use the ZotFile plugin to convert attachments to linked files in the location you specify (which should generally be the same as your Linked Attachment Base Directo

You can use the ZotFile plugin in the meantime to copy PDFs and annotations to and from your tablet.

(To be clear, ZotFile doesn't put the "library" in the external folder. It makes it easier to use a linked-file workflow, as explained in the Alternative Syncing Solutions section linked from the page

I recently downloaded zotfile so that all of my PDFs are automatically saved to my google drive, just in case. I mainly use the chrome zotero plugin. Zotfile works great when I'm downloading a paper s

You could use plugin Zotfile to put your library into external folder

elouisee_k you could use plugins like Zotfile together with external sync services

@qqbb and @bwiernik: Yes, this could be an explanation. I'm accessing both papers with the account of my university, which gives me free access to both PDFs, so I don't get why Zotero+ZotFile would tr

of the item from another site and downloaded. Zotfile wasn’t aware of that and so didn’t move it.

We strongly discourage this sort of thing, particularly if you've already posted here — it's way overkill, it can cause other unexpected problems, and it prevents us from actually figuring out what th

ZotFile 5.0.16

I have used Zotero for years but was a late convert to Zotfile. I installed Zotfile and was able to use the magic "Manage Attachments/Rename Attachments" to correctly sort and rename hundreds of docu

One option is to use ZotFile's "Attach New File" function for grabbing a saved PDF file from the Downloads folder, see here. Some users might prefer to save websites as PDF files, since they can then

@talestomaz: Only the first paper is open-access. Maybe there was some related issue with the second paper. In case there's an issue like this, you could use Zutilo's keyboard shortcuts for ZotFile's

@dstillman: Yes, by "use stored files" I meant: use ZotFile's option "Attach stored copy of file(s)" for "Location of Files". With this, ZotFile can be used for renaming stored files, without moving t

File is stored in original Zotero storage folder, not in the folder indicated both in ZotFile preferences and in "Linked attachment base directory".

Act 1 is where you're going wrong. Open the abstract or HTML view of the article and save from there. This will attache the PDF and ZotFile will automatically move it.

folder with all files. I've learned that with ZotFile I could do this.

3. Zotfile is needed to rename & relocate the linked attachments via a subfolder scheme defined by :%c: (This could be done/ changed temporarily just as well for this purpose).

First thing I'd try is to go with a more standard renaming option (e.g. Zotero or ZotFile's default) and see if that works (just test with 1-2 items).

I have installed zotfile, and set it up to rename my pdfs and use a custom location. This includes: