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kb:mendeley_import [2019/01/15 04:15] – [Known Issues] dstillmankb:mendeley_import [2019/02/28 21:11] – [Preserving Mendeley Annotations and Highlights] Update Mendeley data directory link dstillman
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   * It’s not possible to directly import group libraries. To import items in group libraries, simply copy the group items to a collection in your Mendeley library before importing. You can then create a Zotero group and drag imported collections or items to that group.   * It’s not possible to directly import group libraries. To import items in group libraries, simply copy the group items to a collection in your Mendeley library before importing. You can then create a Zotero group and drag imported collections or items to that group.
   * Mendeley allows any field to be added to any type. When importing into Zotero, if a field isn’t valid for a given item type, the field is placed into the Extra field. When possible, those will be used automatically in citations (e.g., Original Date), and future versions of Zotero will automatically convert those to any real fields that become available.   * Mendeley allows any field to be added to any type. When importing into Zotero, if a field isn’t valid for a given item type, the field is placed into the Extra field. When possible, those will be used automatically in citations (e.g., Original Date), and future versions of Zotero will automatically convert those to any real fields that become available.
-  * When using the Zotero word processor plugins, document citations created with Mendeley won’t currently be linked to imported citations in your Zotero database and will instead use metadata embedded in the document. Zotero's word processor plugins can, however, read Mendeley citations, so you can continue using the same documents with Zotero.+  * When using the Zotero word processor plugins, document citations created with Mendeley won’t currently be linked to imported citations in your Zotero database. Zotero's word processor plugins can, however, read Mendeley citations and their embedded metadata, so you can continue using the same documents with Zotero.
  
 ===== The Import Process ===== ===== The Import Process =====
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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%% 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.+Locate your [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18153/|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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   - Make sure you've synced all data and — if you want to avoid reassociating files manually — files to Elsevier's servers.   - Make sure you've synced all data and — if you want to avoid reassociating files manually — files to Elsevier'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.+  - Move your database out of the [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18153/|Mendeley data directory]] to a temporary location.
   - Download Mendeley 1.18.   - Download Mendeley 1.18.
   - Perform a fresh sync to pull down your Mendeley data from the Elsevier servers.   - Perform a fresh sync to pull down your Mendeley data from the Elsevier servers.
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   - Close Mendeley   - Close Mendeley
-  - Make a backup of your [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22098/kw/database/supporthub/mendeley/|Mendeley data directory]], including the ''Downloaded'' folder that holds your PDF files (and other locations on your computer where you have PDF files you wish to save Mendeley annotations to)+  - Make a backup of your [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18153/|Mendeley data directory]], including the ''Downloaded'' folder that holds your PDF files (and other locations on your computer where you have PDF files you wish to save Mendeley annotations to)
   - Download and unzip the menextract2pdf script from [[https://github.com/cycomanic/Menextract2pdf/archive/master.zip|here]]   - Download and unzip the menextract2pdf script from [[https://github.com/cycomanic/Menextract2pdf/archive/master.zip|here]]
   - Open Terminal, navigate to the unzipped Menextract2pdf folder, and run the following command (filling in the correct file paths):   - Open Terminal, navigate to the unzipped Menextract2pdf folder, and run the following command (filling in the correct file paths):
     * <code>menextract2pdf_overwrite.sh "/Path/To/Mendeley/Data Folder/" "/Path/To/Mendeley/PDF/Folder/"</code>     * <code>menextract2pdf_overwrite.sh "/Path/To/Mendeley/Data Folder/" "/Path/To/Mendeley/PDF/Folder/"</code>
-  - For example, on macOS, if you have your Mendeley database in the [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22098/kw/database/supporthub/mendeley/|default location]] and your PDFs stored in Mendeley's "Downloaded" folder, you would enter:+  - For example, on macOS, if you have your Mendeley database in the [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18153/|default location]] and your PDFs stored in Mendeley's "Downloaded" folder, you would enter:
     * <code>menextract2pdf_overwrite.sh "/Users/"Your Name"/Library/Application Support/Mendeley Desktop" "/Users/"Your Name"/Library/Application Support/Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/"</code>     * <code>menextract2pdf_overwrite.sh "/Users/"Your Name"/Library/Application Support/Mendeley Desktop" "/Users/"Your Name"/Library/Application Support/Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/"</code>
  
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   - Install [[https://www.python.org/downloads/|Python]]   - Install [[https://www.python.org/downloads/|Python]]
   - Close Mendeley   - Close Mendeley
-  - Make a backup of your [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22098/kw/database/supporthub/mendeley/|Mendeley data directory]], including the ''Downloaded'' folder that holds your PDF files (and other locations on your computer where you have PDF files you wish to save Mendeley annotations to)+  - Make a backup of your [[https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18153/|Mendeley data directory]], including the ''Downloaded'' folder that holds your PDF files (and other locations on your computer where you have PDF files you wish to save Mendeley annotations to)
   - Download and unzip the menextract2pdf script from [[https://github.com/cycomanic/Menextract2pdf/archive/master.zip|here]]   - Download and unzip the menextract2pdf script from [[https://github.com/cycomanic/Menextract2pdf/archive/master.zip|here]]
   - Open Command Prompt, navigate to the unzipped Menextract2pdf folder, and run the following command (filling in the correct file paths):   - Open Command Prompt, navigate to the unzipped Menextract2pdf folder, and run the following command (filling in the correct file paths):
kb/mendeley_import.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/27 16:40 by dstillman