When I checked the preferences, Base directory preference in Zotero was now blank (this was where I had previously pasted the path to the specific iCloud file for attachments). The path in Zotfile is

Zotero.ZotFile.notifierCallback

OK I think i fixed it and am leaving this for anyone else. I still can't select the correct folder on the laptop. So I copied the path from the Zotfile preference pane on the desktop and saved it to

It’s not a deliberate choice. It is a limitation of Zotfile’s current reliance linked files (which aren’t available in groups for technical reasons) for its tablet feature. It could potentially be adj

I did the initial move on the desktop using the instruction provided on another thread here. This worked wholly as expected. I selected the new folder (iCloud/Zotero_attachements) pointed Zotfile and

You can annotate PDFs in Zotero with any pdf program (Adobe, Foxit, etc.). With the Zotfile plugin, you can extract annotations into Zotero notes.

The easiest approach for you will be to install the Zotfile plugin: http://zotfile.com

2) Get, install, and set up Zotfile (see instructions at http://zotfile.com/index.html#extract-pdf-annotations)

I was using zotero with the zotfile plugin for managing my linked pdf files (academic papers). I had linked attachments with the base directory set to

this case, you'd want to make sure you mention ZotFile in the title, since this isn't a Zotero question.)

I added Zotfile to Zotero 5.0.74, using MacOS 10.14.6

Yes, the Zotfile batch rename is currently broken.

> Thank you. This is hopeful and somewhat helpful. I did as instructed but found that in about 1 of 5 cases, the rename failed. Specifically, the batch renamer (ZotFile?) just froze with its pop-up pr

I'm using the Standalone Zotero with ZotFile on a Windows 10 laptop. I've recently changed to a linked attachment system with my attachment folder on Dropbox.

> Unfortunately that only works for individual items -- the batch functionality is broken in ZotFile (I believe -- worth trying)

That is a feature of the Zotfile plugin. Install Zotfile from http://zotfile.com, then right click on the item and choose Manage Attachments→Extract annotations

However, in a previous post in this forum it is mentioned that Zotetz2 supports directories created by Zotfile. I don't know if there is any issue to obtain the attachments' path with Zotero API.

Zotero itself has nothing to do with OneDrive, and no knowledge of it. It's possible you configured the third-party ZotFile extension to convert new attachments to linked files stored elsewhere on you

large notes (but those might also be from, say, ZotFile ToC extraction).

@rumlah: According to the changelog, changing that preference from "Preview" to "PDF Expert" may work. (I'm actually not sure why this ZotFile code wasn't just removed now that Zotero support custom P