Many props to the Zotero developers for implementing a former Zotfile feature!

That ZotFile setting is for linked files, not stored files, so you'd have to set it up to convert stored files to linked files outside the Zotero data directory (in iCloud Drive in your case, presumab

however, the storage folder names are things like "2YK5I5DJ." Under Zotfile setting I have checked the box for "use subfolder defined by /%w/%y"

I want to use zotero/zotfile to rename pdfs but not move them from their original folder (wherever I filed it away) to zotero storage folder.

Please someone will correct me if I am mistaken about this, but I believe Zotfile will only sync with an app from a cloud storage service. This is how I have it set up with Dropbox:

file with writing on it). I was hoping to use zotfile to move the files to iCloud and access them through my iPad. However when i did this with a couple papers in my library, they became unavailable

Again, if you just add a file to Zotero, by default it's going to be stored within the Zotero data directory. If you're creating linked files manually or by using ZotFile, they'll be stored elsewhere.

Thanks. No problem. I actually figured out that it is much easier to just create a folder in Pcloud and use Zotfile to "rename attachments" after setting the folder as ZotFile's default. It moved all

don’t support WebDAV) to sync the files. The Zotfile plugin can help with linked file workflows. The downside is that you have to manually manage the files (e.g., linked files aren’t automatically de

that mean that all plugins like BetterBibTex and Zotfile will also continue to work? I'm terrified of my MSc workflow being broken as I am just starting my dissertation. Any advice, updates, or other

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That would be a ZotFile bug, so you'd generally need to report that to the ZotFile developer, but he has limited time these days, so if you can provide a Debug ID for the Manage Attachments → Rename A

You should not place your Zotero database directly in Google Drive, but it is possible to use Google Drive to sync attachment files in your My Library. This is done most easily using the Zotfile plugi

I have my own renaming scheme programmed through Zotfile. When I right click on the PDF, I select Manage Attachments>Rename Attachements, and nothing happens. I don't know exactly what I should do di

Can you say more about the exact problem you're having? I'm not sure what you mean by "have a hard time renaming the file with zotfile".

I finally figure out in order to save pdf files from ScienceDirect, I cannot save the pdf when it is in Elsevier's reader [Save to Zotero(Embedded Metadata)]. Instead, I should not double-click to dow

I've sorted it. I didn't realise that I couldn't use zotfile like this for group libraries. In my own library it now works fine.

Source folder is set to downloads (working, zotfile is finding full text pdfs)

Have you tried the Zotfile plugin? This is the major feature of that plugin.

What are your settings in the Zotfile preference window? (Note that it’s not a “trick”—renaming and moving is one process in Zotfile.)