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kb:multiple_profiles [2018/10/15 02:59] – dstillman | kb:multiple_profiles [2020/06/17 22:23] – dstillman |
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* Open the Run dialog (Search/Cortana → type “Run” → Run (Windows 10) or Start → Run (Windows 7) | * 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'' | * Paste ''C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\zotero.exe -P '' |
* Press Enter | * Press Enter |
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* Start Zotero via the command line, adding the ''-P'' command-line flag. | * Start Zotero via the command line, adding the ''-P'' command-line flag. |
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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. | By default, 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.) |