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kb:file_handling_issues [2017/11/12 19:53] – external edit 127.0.0.1kb:file_handling_issues [2017/11/15 14:26] dstillman
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-<html><p id="zotero-5-update-warning" style="color: red; font-weight: bold">We’re 
-in the process of updating the documentation for 
-<a href="https://www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-5-0">Zotero 5.0</a>. Some documentation 
-may be outdated in the meantime. Thanks for your understanding.</p></html> 
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 ====== File Handling Issues ====== ====== File Handling Issues ======
  
 ==== Unexpected behavior (wrong action, gibberish ("%PDF..."), etc.) when opening files from Zotero === ==== Unexpected behavior (wrong action, gibberish ("%PDF..."), etc.) when opening files from Zotero ===
  
-Deleting mimeTypes.rdf from your [[profile directory]] and restarting Firefox or Zotero Standalone is generally what's needed to fix file handling issues. mimeTypes.rdf stores file handling associations and will be recreated automatically the next time you restart Firefox or Zotero Standalone. +Deleting mimeTypes.rdf from your [[profile directory]] and restarting Zotero is generally what's needed to fix file handling issues. mimeTypes.rdf stores file handling associations and will be recreated automatically the next time you restart Zotero.
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-For Zotero for Firefox, Zotero itself doesn't tell Firefox how to handle a file---it simply checks if a file can be handled within Firefox (natively or via a plugin) and then either sends it to Firefox if so or otherwise launches it via the OS. Problems in mimeTypes.rdf can prevent this from working properly, however. +
  
 ==== PDFs opening in wrong application on GNU/Linux systems ==== ==== PDFs opening in wrong application on GNU/Linux systems ====
kb/file_handling_issues.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/19 21:20 by dstillman