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--- kb:mendeley_import [2018/06/14 01:31] – dstillman
+++ kb:mendeley_import [2018/06/21 03:15] – [How do I import a Mendeley library into Zotero?] dstillman
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 ====== How do I import a Mendeley library into Zotero? ======
-Zotero includes support for directly importing from a Mendeley database into Zotero via File → “Import…”, but due to recent changes by Mendeley a couple extra steps may be required.
+Zotero includes support for directly importing from a Mendeley database into Zotero via File → “Import…”, but due to recent changes by Mendeley some extra steps may be required.
 ===== Mendeley Database Encryption =====
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 ** If you’ve already upgraded to 1.19 and are not able to import from a recent backup of your Mendeley SQLite database:**
+It's possible to recreate an unencrypted database by syncing from an older version of Mendeley Desktop. However, this requires syncing all data and files to Mendeley's servers before downgrading. Even syncing data alone isn't sufficient: Mendeley sync doesn't make any information about attached files available unless you actually sync the files themselves.
+If you don't want to sync any data to Mendeley's servers, your only option is to use one of the available export formats, such as BibTeX, to transfer your data to Zotero. As discussed above, you'll lose your folder structure and some other data.
+If you're syncing your library data but don't want to sync files, your only option is to manually relink files in Mendeley after downgrading or in Zotero after importing.
+(Note that at Zotero we strongly believe you should be fully in control of your own research data, and we don't think you should have to make these choices, but these are the options given the design decisions Mendeley has made.)
+Here are the steps:
+  - Make sure you've synced all data and — if you want to avoid reassociating files manually — files to Mendeley's servers.
   - Move your database out of the [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22098/kw/database/supporthub/mendeley/|Mendeley data directory]] to a temporary location.
   - Download Mendeley 1.18.
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 ===== Troubleshooting =====
-If anything doesn’t come through how you expect or you run into any trouble, let us know in the [[https://forums.zotero.org/|Zotero Forums]].
+Make sure you're running the latest version of Zotero available via Help → "Check for Updates…".
+If you're running the latest version and something doesn’t come through how you expect or you run into any trouble, let us know in the [[https://forums.zotero.org/|Zotero Forums]].
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