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| - In Citavi click on ''File'' -> ''This project'' -> ''Create backup...'' | - In Citavi click on ''File'' -> ''This project'' -> ''Create backup...'' |
| - The backup is saved in a file with the file ending with ''ctv5bak'' or ''ctv6bak'' and lies normally in your [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_directory|home directory]] under ''Documents\Citavi 5\Backup'' or ''Documents\Citavi 6\Backup'' (i.e., follow this format ''C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Citavi 5\Backup\<projectname>''). Alternatively, you can look up the backup folder under Tools / Options / Folders and there click on "Open folder with Windows Explorer", see [[https://www.citavi.com/sub/manual5/en/101_backing_up_your_projects.html]]. | - The backup is saved in a file with the file ending with ''ctv5bak'' or ''ctv6bak'' and lies normally in your [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_directory|home directory]] under ''Documents\Citavi 5\Backup'' or ''Documents\Citavi 6\Backup'' (i.e., follow this format ''C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Citavi 5\Backup\<projectname>''). Alternatively, you can look up the backup folder under Tools / Options / Folders and there click on "Open folder with Windows Explorer", see [[https://www.citavi.com/sub/manual5/en/101_backing_up_your_projects.html]]. |
| - The ''ctv5bak'' or ''ctv6bak'' file is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_(file_format)|zip file]], which cannot be processed directly. You must first unzip it and continue with the resulting unzipped file. | - The ''ctv5bak'' or ''ctv6bak'' file is a ZIP file, which cannot be processed directly — you must first unzip it and continue with the resulting unzipped file. To unzip it, either change the extension to .zip or use software dedicated to archiving/unarchiving files, such as 7zip. Note that file extensions are often hidden by the operating system, so to change the extension you might need to enable extension visibility. |
| - To import attached files (e.g., PDFs) into Zotero, you have to make sure that they are in the same folder as the ''ctv5'' or ''ctv6'' file you are importing. Citavi will save all attachments in the project folder (e.g., ''C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Citavi 5\Projects\<projectname>\Citavi Attachments''). Copy them from there. | - To import attached files (e.g., PDFs) into Zotero, you have to make sure that they are in the same folder as the ''ctv5'' or ''ctv6'' file you are importing. Citavi will save all attachments in the project folder (e.g., ''C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Citavi 5\Projects\<projectname>\Citavi Attachments''). Copy them from there. |
| - Import the ''ctv5'' or ''ctv6'' file in Zotero. | - Import the ''ctv5'' or ''ctv6'' file in Zotero. |
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| * Nested collections in Citavi will not be nested anymore in Zotero. However, the numbers for the collections names should represent the nesting and adjusting this then manually should be easy. | * Nested collections in Citavi will not be nested anymore in Zotero. However, the numbers for the collections names should represent the nesting and adjusting this then manually should be easy. |
| * PDF annotations will not be imported from the ''ctv5'' or ''ctv6'' file. However, [[https://www1.citavi.com/sub/manual6/en/index.html?exporting_pdf_annotations.html|you can save the annotations into the PDFs itself in Citavi]] before you start the Zotero import. | * To import PDF annotations, you must be running Zotero 6. |
| ===== RIS format (alternative) ===== | ===== RIS format (alternative) ===== |
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