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Zotero allows you to create multiple profiles, each with its own settings and associated [[:zotero_data|data directory]]. If you're familiar with using multiple profiles in Firefox, Zotero works the same way and supports the same command-line flags. | Zotero allows you to create multiple profiles, each with its own settings and associated [[:zotero_data|data directory]]. If you're familiar with using multiple profiles in Firefox, Zotero works the same way and supports the same command-line flags. |
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A default profile is created when you first start Zotero. To create an additional profile, start Zotero from the command line using the same path as when generating [[:debug_output#real-time_debug_output|real-time debug output]], but replace the ''-ZoteroDebug'' flag with ''-P'' to open the profile manager. | A default profile is created when you first start Zotero. To create an additional profile, start Zotero from the command line and pass the ''-P'' flag to open the Profile Manager: |
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If you have your Zotero data directory in the default location ("Zotero" within your home directory), the new profile will use that directory by default when you first start it. Create a new directory — e.g., "Zotero Work" in your home directory — and, in the new profile, point Zotero to that one from the Advanced → Files and Folders pane of the preferences. | ==== macOS ==== |
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| * Open Terminal via Spotlight or /Applications/Utilities. |
| * Paste ''/Applications/Zotero.app/Contents/MacOS/zotero -P'' into the Terminal window. |
| * Press Return |
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| ==== Windows ==== |
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| * Open the Run dialog (Search/Cortana → type “Run” → Run (Windows 10) or Start → Run (Windows 7) |
| * Paste ''C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\zotero.exe -P '' |
| * Press Enter |
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| ==== Linux ==== |
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| * Start Zotero via the command line, adding the ''-P'' command-line flag. |
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| If there's already a profile pointing to the default data directory location, the new profile will create a new data directory named after the profile (e.g., "Zotero Work") when you first start it. Your original data directory won't be affected. |
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You can open a specific profile from the command line with the ''-p'' flag (e.g., ''-p Work''), which may be useful for creating shortcuts that automatically open a given profile. (On a Mac, you can save [[https://superuser.com/a/116237|an AppleScript with command-line flags embedded]] as an application in Script Editor.) | You can open a specific profile from the command line with the ''-p'' flag (e.g., ''-p Work''), which may be useful for creating shortcuts that automatically open a given profile. (On a Mac, you can save [[https://superuser.com/a/116237|an AppleScript with command-line flags embedded]] as an application in Script Editor.) |