@poettli thanks for your reply. I am fully aware how to add an .xpi file to Zotero. My question is for help on downloading the zotfile.xpi - please read my post carefully.

I am using Zotero 5 as a standalone program on Linux Mint 19 XFCE 64-bit. I would like to install the zotfile.xpi extension, but clicking on the link on the Github page tries to install it in Firefox,

Thanks for the answer. I have ZotFile installed, but that also does not work. ZotFile only works when importing from a browser with the browser plugin, not when using drag and drop. In the latter case

If you want files moved there automatically, you'll need to install the third-party ZotFile extension.

(I vaguely remember this having gotten glitchy on ZotFile, but not sure)

If you leave the location field empty in Zotfile Preferences, the files should rename without moving.

I tried using ZotFile for it but it doesn't seem to work without moving the files.

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No, Zotero’s current renaming rules are limited. If you want more detailed control over renaming, you should use Zotfile.

I was hoping that someone would have some advice on the renaming rules of linked files (in Zotero itself, not ZotFile). Is there a preliminary list of rules that do work? I've read that this feature i

Go to: Tools>Zotfile Preferences> Unclick= "Rename files when they are sent to tablet".

Hi folks, I have been experimenting with using Zotfile to co-ordinate movement of files between zotero on the desktop to my ipad for annoation. Somehow in the process I end up with multiple "Tablet F

very dangerous if you use zotfile before, which give all the files same name, I lost many files by such mistake

I wouldn't see why moving 28k files with ZotFile shouldn't work (though I'd do it in batches). Whether it's worth it is a question for you. Personally, I don't care where my files are outside Zotero.

which I hope to use with Better BibTeX and Zotfile to keep the linked files organized in my Sync folder for sync.com. I've had Papers dump all its metadata into (malformed) RIS, (malformed) Endnote X

You could use Box storage along with Zotfile as part of a linked-file workflow (https://www.zotero.org/support/sync#alternative_syncing_solutions), but I personally would recommend using Zotero storag

The first was I duplicated a previous note. Then copied and pasted the passage from within the Extracted Annotations note from ZotFile into the duplicated note. It threw the error when I was doing th

For example: The ZotFile setup "how to install has big gaps which need explanation:

I am looking for a decent tutorial on Zotero and ZotFile and how the dialog boxes could be set up to have me organising my database on my MacBook and reading and annotating on my iPad. If such existe

I am using zotfile in zotero and dropbox to sync between two computers one mac and one windows. Note that I do not sync the sensitive files of zotero, I am using zotfile to point to a folder in dropbo