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  1. attachment file name is changed automatically

    by carlosegs · May 8, 2019
    Does Zotero's "expanded auto-renaming" provides a way to rename using a patern similar to ZotFile's %F?
  2. Plugin that tracks comments/notes on PDF Viewer?

    by adamsmith · May 8, 2019
    ZotFile (www.zotfile.com) can extract annotations , though not track them in a literal sense.
  3. Plugin that tracks comments/notes on PDF Viewer?

    by inh3 · May 8, 2019
    I am not 100% sure what you mean by track, but Zotfile can extract PDF highlights (and I presume notes too, though not sure) and put them in Zotero as notes with a link to the original.
  4. Newly downloaded Zotero not functioning

    by kyla.zimmermann · May 7, 2019
    I have installed Zotero and Zotfile, and had it working great for a couple of months. Now my colleague wanted to put it on her computer as well. We have the same computer (PC) running the same version
  5. Saving a PDF of website instead of Snapshot

    by psycoperl · May 5, 2019
    Hi -- is there a way to either save a PDF of a website via the Zotero Connectors or convert the snapshot that is taken into a format that can be annotated and then used with zotfile for extraction?
  6. Zotfile - Moving PDF files in 'Group libraries'

    by srikanthk14 · May 4, 2019
    I am unable to move the attachments of papers I have collected in 'group libraries' to a folder on my system using zotfile. Can someone help me out?
  7. Creating a Glossary

    by bwiernik · May 3, 2019
    Easiest If you use the Zotfile plugin. Attach the PDF to the Dictionary Entry item, then highlight the text you want to link to in the PDF. Then use Zotfile’s Extract Annotations feature to extract th
  8. Ways to detect and delete unassociated pdf's in my storage folder?

    by Gurdas_Sandhu · May 2, 2019
    Could you use Zotfile to temporarily move the linked files to another folder, and then whatever is left behind are the unattached/unlinked files?
  9. Export Zotero&Zotfile preference.

    by hmmming95 · April 29, 2019
    i.e. I would like to export Zotero(&Zotfile) preference of one computer and import it in another one.
  10. ZotFile - Advanced PDF management for Zotero

    by raughter · April 26, 2019
    I've been a devoted Zotero+Zotfile user for a few years, thanks y'all for all your great work!
  11. File isn't renamed automatically, when metadata was changed

    by sojusnik · April 25, 2019
    If I change the metadata (f.i. the title) of an existing entry, then the attached file, in my case a pdf, isn't renamed automatically. Only by manually forcing the renaming (through the ZotFile contex
  12. Keeping attachment cache separate from database

    by adamsmith · April 25, 2019
    ZotFile with relative base directories and some other sync options (like Dropbox etc.) would work, but the latter might again not be possible at work I suppose.
  13. Keeping attachment cache separate from database

    by cboulanger · April 25, 2019
    Thank you for your quick feed-back. I know about ZotFile but this would mean that I cannot use the same setup at home and at work, which really is the great thing about the Zotero server. I'll keep on
  14. Keeping attachment cache separate from database

    by adamsmith · April 25, 2019
    You're aware that you can use ZotFile to turn attachments into links in any custom location you want to? That does have some downsides, but it should solve your biggest issue.
  15. Is there a zbib API that returns BibTeX entry string?

    by dstillman · April 25, 2019
    via Zotero itself with a combination of plugins: ZotFile to add files on-demand from a given directory (though I'm not sure it can add them as standalone attachments so that Zotero will run metadata
  16. automated PDF retrieve via DOI in metadata

    by ZeZeHuang · April 21, 2019
    @bwiernik Yes, these DOI are functioning that may take me to the PDF using my browser. Though, I found my question is that PDFs are not downloaded locally. I am thinking to use Zotfile to sync to my D
  17. Batch renaming with ZotFile doesn't work

    by damelin · April 21, 2019
    I have around 30 publications in PDF format and I want to import, rename and move them to a custom folder with ZotFile. I think I did the first step right: all PDF files are in Zotero and they have a
  18. Using zotero in ipad pro

    by bwiernik · April 21, 2019
    Zotfile is currently your best option. See the “Send to Tablet” feature described at zotfile.com
  19. Using zotero in ipad pro

    by Haydnspass · April 21, 2019
    I use Zotfile to automatically rename the attachments and put them in a folder I want them to have.
  20. Reliably Data syncing links to files

    by dstillman · April 19, 2019
    Are you actually using linked files (e.g., with ZotFile), or are you still using stored files?
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