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kb:multiple_profiles [2021/01/29 05:57] โ dstillman | kb:multiple_profiles [2023/06/13 05:37] (current) โ [Linux] dstillman |
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The Profile Manager window should appear, allow you to select, create, and delete Zotero profiles. | The Profile Manager window should appear, allow you to select, create, and delete Zotero profiles. |
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When you create a new profile (e.g., "Work"), if there's already a profile pointing to the default data directory location, Zotero will create a new data directory named after the new profile (e.g., "Zotero Work") when you first start it. Your original data directory won't be affected. | When you create a new profile (e.g., "Work"), if there's already a profile pointing to the default data directory location, Zotero will create a new data directory named after the new profile (e.g., "Zotero Work") when you first start it. Your original data directory won't be affected. [**Note, June 2023:** This seems to currently not always happen. If you see your existing data directory in the new profile, create a new data directory manually and point the new profile to there from the Advanced โ Files and Folders pane of the Zotero preferences.] |
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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.) |