Upgrade StorageDifferences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Both sides previous revision Previous revision Next revision | Previous revision Last revision Both sides next revision | ||
|
attaching_files [2019/08/13 21:56] dstillman [Adding Files] |
attaching_files [2019/10/30 15:38] dstillman [File Copies and Links] |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
| If you have standalone files in your library, you make them into child items by dragging them onto a regular Zotero item, using the [[retrieve_PDF_metadata|Retrieve PDF Metadata]] function, or right-clicking on the standalone attachment and choosing "Create Parent Item". | If you have standalone files in your library, you make them into child items by dragging them onto a regular Zotero item, using the [[retrieve_PDF_metadata|Retrieve PDF Metadata]] function, or right-clicking on the standalone attachment and choosing "Create Parent Item". | ||
| - | ===== File Copies and Links ===== | + | ===== Stored Files and Linked Files ===== |
| - | Files can be added to your Zotero library as either copies or links. With copies, a copy of the original file is stored in the [[zotero_data|Zotero data directory]]. File copies are synced if [[sync|file syncing]] has been set up. In contrast, when a file is linked, Zotero only stores a link to the location of the original file. Linked files are not synced. | + | Files can be added to your Zotero library as either stored files or linked files. |
| + | |||
| + | Stored files, which are the default, are stored within the [[zotero_data|Zotero data directory]], and Zotero will automatically manage them, including deleting them if you delete the attachment item in Zotero. If you use [[sync|file syncing]], Zotero will automatically sync stored files between devices and make them available in your online library on zotero.org. If you add a stored file from a file on your computer, the file is copied to the Zotero data directory, so you may wish to delete the original to avoid confusion. | ||
| + | |||
| + | With linked files, Zotero only stores a link to the location of the original file on your computer. Linked files are not synced, nor are they deleted if the attachment item is deleted in Zotero. | ||
| If you have linked files and you are using Zotero on multiple computers, it is a good idea to set the [[preferences/advanced#Linked_Attachment_Base_Directory|linked attachment base directory]] so that linked files can be correctly found on each computer. | If you have linked files and you are using Zotero on multiple computers, it is a good idea to set the [[preferences/advanced#Linked_Attachment_Base_Directory|linked attachment base directory]] so that linked files can be correctly found on each computer. | ||
| + | If you wish to convert linked files to stored files in order to allow Zotero to manage them, you can do so from the File → Manage Attachments menu. | ||
| ===== Adding Files ===== | ===== Adding Files ===== | ||