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===How can I move my Zotero library to a different computer? | ===How can I move my Zotero library to a different computer? | ||
- | ==Option A: Copy the Library Folder== | + | ==Option A: Copy the data directory |
- | The most reliable way to move your entire library to another | + | The most reliable way to move your entire library to another |
- | To locate your Zotero data, open the Zotero | + | To locate your Zotero data, open the [[: |
See [[: | See [[: | ||
- | Be sure to close Firefox/Zotero | + | Be sure to close Zotero on both machines before copying the Zotero files. |
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- | In addition to the above method, you can also [[kb: | + | |
==Option B: Enable Zotero Sync== | ==Option B: Enable Zotero Sync== | ||
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==Warning== | ==Warning== | ||
- | Exporting and importing your library (for instance via Zotero RDF) is not a recommended option. None of the available export formats allow for a complete transfer of your library data. | + | Exporting and importing your library (for instance via Zotero RDF) is not a recommended option. None of the available export formats allow for a complete transfer of your library data, reimporting will break connections with any existing word processor documents, and if you use syncing later you will end up with duplicates of any imported items. |
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