Thanks for that info. It seems Zotfile was moving stored files to the root of the Zotero data directory. I have now rectified that in settings. (And I'm using all stored files, not linked, so the link

Zotero stores all files within 'storage'. If you have files in the root of the Zotero data directory (which you shouldn't), those are linked files that either you put there or you told ZotFile to put

Zotero has stored my PDF files in a wide variety of subfolders, and I would like to consolidate them. Some are stored directly in the "Zotero" library folder (I'm using a Mac, so it's /Users/[username

During the period that Zotfile and Zotero were initially developed, only PDF had good open source text and annotation reading tools. Since then, ePub and other formats have had tools developed. The Zo

Hello all,

2) All you need to know about regular expressions can be learned in less than the time it took you to write your posts on this topic. Please spend 10-15 minutes to do this. Make a "cheat sheet". Your

using Okular and the annotations are imported with zotfile.

@anjo7539 - Thanks for trying to help. I have created a new thread at https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/70054/zotfile-user-defined-wildcards-figuring-it-all-out where I am trying to figure out ever

Here is the text of another question that I posted over in another thread. That thread is for ALL ZotFile questions and I feel it is getting a little long in the tooth. This thread is ONLY for questio

AND most people don't know how to edit documentation wikis. PLUS, editing the wiki requires special permission and a separate password. Therefore, you once again exclude everyone who does not already

You can use Zotfile to rename files without moving them (This is what I do). What you can’t do is have a separate folder structure on your computer outside using Zotfile’s move functionality and keep

Over in another thread here (https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/70054/zotfile-user-defined-wildcards-figuring-it-all-out) I am working on figuring out how to create and use user-defined wildcards in

On ZotFile.com the author says, "Optional wild-cards mean that {-%y} only includes the seperator - in the filename if %y is defined." That is all he says about this important feature. This is another

have how they are used in the renaming fields in ZotFile preferences. In other words, some of the work is done deep within ZotFile as it figures out what value to insert into the wildcard. But, then,

This thread is for people who want to figure out how to use the User-Defined Wildcards in ZotFile and how to use them to rename files in Zotero.

It's not mean, it's just really a resource question. The ZotFile developer put this in because he thought some people would find it useful. Some people do find it useful. It's clearly labeled as techn

For anyone coming in here. I believe this is (better) achievable with zotfile's advanced renaming rules. @GrantRobertson is working on figuring that out in another thread: https://forums.zotero.org/di

I confess that I do not fully understand some of the features or considerations you have mentioned in this thread because I don't know Zotero well enough. And I have not tried the ZotFile plug-in (tho

program. Same with clicking on preferences for Zotfile in the Add-Ons-Screen (Zotfile generally doesn't seem to work here, doesn't add items to the right-click menu for database entries).

version => 5.0.34, platform => MacIntel, oscpu => Intel Mac OS X 10.12, locale => de, appName => Zotero, appVersion => 5.0.34, extensions => Zotero Voyant Export (0.0.4, extension), ZotFile (5.0.6, ex