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--- kb:file_handling_issues [2017/11/15 14:26] – dstillman
+++ kb:file_handling_issues [2019/03/05 18:08] – dstillman
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 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.
-==== PDFs opening in wrong application on GNU/Linux systems ====
+==== PDFs opening in wrong application on Linux systems ====
-If you find that PDFs open in, e.g., Gimp even though you've set the file handler to be Okular in Dolphin/Nautilus/Firefox/what-have-you, this tip might help:
+While Zotero uses the system-default PDF reader by default, file handling on Linux can be affected by many settings. If you find that PDFs open in, e.g., Gimp even though you've set the file handler to be Okular in Dolphin/Nautilus/Firefox/etc., the easiest fix is to select a specific PDF reader from the General pane of the Zotero preferences.
+If you'd like to keep the setting as "System Default", you can try the following:
 Open the file
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 ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list
 </code>
-in your favorite plain-text editor and look for the line "application/pdf=...". Change it to
+in a text editor and look for the line "application/pdf=...". Change it to
 <code>
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 application/pdf=Foxit-Reader.desktop
 </code>
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