I know that in previous versions users were able to use ZotFile to create an additional file alongside the PDF that contained all the annotations, and this could be viewed in a note section in the vie

Have anyone had problem with saving annotated .pdf by using Zotfile?

Also had a bunch of annotations deleted. Is there a fix in develpment for this or should I always expect zotfile to delete my annotations?

It's not really about the file location — it's just that ZotFile deletes the old stored-file attachment and creates a new linked-file one, and in the process it deletes the annotations stored with the

This discussion was created from comments split from: Zotera Beta App - PDF annotations missing.

I am using Zotfile to store attached PDFs in a Dropbox folder. I am accessing the papers in that folder from my iPad and make changes to those files (adding highlights) that get synced back by Dropbox

I had (copiously) annotated three articles using the new PDF reader and then, quite foolishly, chose to "rename attachments" using Zotfile, to convert them into linked attachments (earlier they were s

if you then use zotfile to transfer the data to a Sync folder (Dropbox etc..) then you lose all annotations. It seems to pertain to this discussion:

3) Annotations from Mendeley will show up in the built-in PDF reader after import for stored files. ZotFile doesn't know anything about those annotations, though, and will wipe them out if you use it

Hello, I am brand new to Zotero and just imported my library to Zotero using the latest beta version. I am using MEGASync and ZotFile to store the data.

My understanding of Zotfile is that it could watch a single designated folder, and automatically add stuff as links from there...but that there's no option to have it add things from multiple files. A

FWIW, I do see the Zotfile renaming option when I select all items in a list and right-click - I just don't see the Zotero option - the Zotero one only appears when I've got the pdf itself selected.

I don't think I'm using Zotfile to 'auto move and link' - although maybe I should be? My anticipated workflow was:

I use zotfile to move linked attachments into folders on an external hard drive based on Zotero COLLECTION (not category as I originally typed), however, it randomly duplicates the attachments rather

Hey, I am using Zotero 5.0.97-beta.46+4cfa23050 with the Zotfile plugin.

The other thing it does that is useful is to extract pdf annotations to notes. That's built into the next version of Zotero, but if you want it now, you need Zotfile (or to use the Zotero beta)

Since it turns out I'm not using Zotfile for renaming purposes, would you recommend uninstalling it?

not automatically. You can rename them using Manage attachments --> Rename attached files once they're (typically automatically) attached to a Zotero item and that should use ZotFile's renaming rules.

ZotFile should still auto-rename PDFs attached automatically during web import and that still works in general.

Which context menu option exactly are you using to rename? And have you double-checked that youd don't have Zotfile set to use Zotero rules in the Zotfile preferences?