Are you actually talking about the ZotFile setting called "Source Folder for Attaching new Files"? I have left the Base attachment option blank

To add files to my Zotero Standalone with Zotfile I drag & drop pdfs from a custom Data Directory Location (I have left the Base attachment option blank) - in other words a specific source folder on m

zotfile's ability to extract annotations is great. but I like working with my linked pdfs on my hard drive too, and I wanted to see which files on my drive already have annotations and to be able to s

(but you'll need to make sure you actually have version 4 of ZotFile installed. The default version on mozilla is still 3.1. You can find the 4.0 version at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ad

Have a look at Zotfile's own page: http://zotfile.com/

Although I am new to Zotero, I recognize what great functionality it offers (especially with Zotfile).

Dan: I will forget about Zotfile and prefs/localstore. I will try to be very specific about exactly what I do.

So forget about ZotFile and forget about prefs.js/localstore.rdf. It sounds like the only thing so far that actually has an effect is restarting Zotero.

Greetings again from a computer incompetent (even tho I started out on a Vax!!). Seriously - I go to the FF add-on page, click on Add to FF / allow & I ncan see the *.xmi (https://addons.mozilla.org/f

It's possible/likely it had nothing to do with disabling ZotFile and was just the combination of turning off the tag selector and restarting, as opposed to either of those things alone.

You can download the latest version of ZotFile--the .xpi file ready to install--from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/zotfile/versions/ (the 4.0 version: it's currently under review from

An idiot Q, but how do i install current zotfile into zotero standalone? I cannot follow jlegewie's current installation instructions. I download & save the zotfile-master.zip & extract. From her-on i

Yes, it is Zotfile 3.3 and it is running and functional.

could you confirm that you have ZotFile 3.3 running again now, not an earlier version (e.g. the 3.1 version downloadable from mozilla).

1. Zotfile 3.3

Also, does this still happen if you disable ZotFile? (It quite likely will. I don't know that ZotFile actually does anything that would have an effect on performance.)

indeed, Skim uses non-standard annotations. See Joscha's comment here: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/5301/21/zotfile-zotero-plugin-to-rename-move-and-attach-pdfs-send-them-to-ipad-extract-pdf-a

I have a Mac OSX 10.9.5 and use Skim as my PDF reader due to its ability to extract highlighted text. I started using the ZotFile plugin designed to, among other things, automatically move these annot

Ah, yes. Sorry, I missed a step in my instructions. After changing the preference in Zotfile, you need to select all the items in your library (My Library -> select one item in the center pane -> Ctrl

You can symlink the folder "storage" inside the data directory to the server. You can use Zotfile to generate linked attachments to the server, or you can set up a webDAV server for attachments locall