@01baftb You need to specify the subfolders in the Tablet Settings of the ZotFile preferences

@ysayed Can you clarify how you did it using Zotfile? I have installed ZotFile and it seems I have to use the "Send to Tablet" feature. However, it won't properly create the hierarchical structure. I

After reading a similar question, https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/67690/export-library-as-files-and-folders-maintaining-hierarchy, I came across a possible solution is using ZotFile, however, I t

I think ZotFile does what you want.

Z 5.0.56beta18 /Zotfile 5.0.8 / macOS

When I attempt to QuickCopy a PDF, I get this message "An error occurred while trying to export the selected file." even after I have retrieved metadata and renamed and associated the PDF with the par

No, but note you can run this on multiple items at once. ZotFile is designed to do this automatically when you import e.g. a PDF attached to an item added via translator, but the developer hasn't been

Aha, I see what you're saying. This is fantastic, if I set Zotfile to save files for instance in ~/Research Library/ with a subfolder defined by %c that will use the categorization in Zotero to sort t

ZotFile will move files, alas not automatically if you import them by dragging them to Zotero and then rely on the automated retrieve metadata -- in those cases you'll need to manually run "rename att

Hi Adam, thanks for responding. I've experimented with Zotfile and it does rename files, but it still seems to store them in the "Storage" folder (i.e. not organized).

2) You can do with ZotFile: http://zotfile.com and Zotero is planning to add more human readable organization in the storage folder, I understand.

Correction: the last sentence is not true; it only seemed like that due to the Zotfile renaming of the attachment.

I am using zotero and zotfile in my old computer. All the pdf files are renamed by zotfile and stored in a file folder outside zotero. Now, I could use zotero to open the pdf file by the link between

There is an option (I believe checked by default) in the advanced tab of the ZotFile preferences to use "actual article/book page number..." that is intended to do exactly this.

i am annotating PDFs and extracting the annotations with Zotfile.

If you have all of your items located in one set of folders that you sync across computers using a cloud service (e.g., Dropbox), you will want to set the Linked Attachment Base Directory in the Advan

Already had a library before I added zotfile, is it possible to sync it to the folder I want? Currently I only get new entries to the folder in question.

I use Zotero (version 5.0.55) with linked file attachments, with the files stored within onedrive. I have set the relative path to the root folder of onedrive, and zotfile automatically copes files t

Someone might be able to help you here, but for ZotFile issues, you're usually better off posting to the ZotFile thread.

This discussion was created from comments split from: Zotfile Chrome extension vs. Drag-n-drop.