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kb:mendeley_import [2018/07/22 02:35] – [How do I import a Mendeley library into Zotero?] dstillmankb:mendeley_import [2018/08/02 02:38] – [The Import Process] dstillman
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 ===== The Import Process ===== ===== The Import Process =====
  
-** If you haven’t yet upgraded to Mendeley 1.19:**+** If you have a Mendeley version older than 1.18:** 
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 +Upgrade to Mendeley 1.18 using the [[#Mendeley 1.18 installers|links below]] and then start the import in Zotero by going to File → “Import…” and choosing the “Mendeley” option. 
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 +** If you have Mendeley 1.18 and haven’t yet upgraded to Mendeley 1.19 or later:**
  
 Start the import in Zotero by going to File → “Import…” and choosing the “Mendeley” option. Start the import in Zotero by going to File → “Import…” and choosing the “Mendeley” option.
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 ** If you’ve already upgraded to 1.19 and have an automatic backup of your Mendeley SQLite database in the Mendeley data directory:** ** If you’ve already upgraded to 1.19 and have an automatic backup of your Mendeley SQLite database in the Mendeley data directory:**
  
-Locate your [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22098/kw/database/supporthub/mendeley/|Mendeley data directory]] and look for a backupSlot1 (or higher) folder. If you see a database in the form %%<email>@www.mendeley.com.sqlite%%, copy it into the data directory one level up. Then start the import in Zotero by going to File → “Import…”, choosing the “Mendeley” option, and selecting that database.+Locate your [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22098/kw/database/supporthub/mendeley/|Mendeley data directory]] and look for a backupSlot1 (or higher) folder. If you see a database in the form %%<email>@www.mendeley.com.sqlite%% within one of the backup directories, copy it into the data directory one level up. Then start the import in Zotero by going to File → “Import…”, choosing the “Mendeley” option, and selecting that database.
  
 If the backupSlot//N// folder contains an .sqlite filename with a long string of random characters, the backup has already been overwritten by the encrypted database. Check another backupSlot folder or use one of the methods below. If the backupSlot//N// folder contains an .sqlite filename with a long string of random characters, the backup has already been overwritten by the encrypted database. Check another backupSlot folder or use one of the methods below.
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 If you're syncing your library data but don't want to sync files, you'll need to manually relink files in Mendeley after downgrading or in Zotero after importing. If you're syncing your library data but don't want to sync files, you'll need 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.)+(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 available options given the design decisions Mendeley has made.)
  
 If you're comfortable syncing your data to Mendeley, or have already done so, here are the steps: If you're comfortable syncing your data to Mendeley, or have already done so, here are the steps:
kb/mendeley_import.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/27 16:40 by dstillman