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- | < | + | ====== How can I move my Zotero |
- | in the process of updating the documentation for | + | |
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- | may be outdated in the meantime. Thanks for your understanding.</ | + | |
+ | ===== Option A: Use Zotero Sync ===== | ||
- | ===How can I move my Zotero library | + | The easiest way to transfer your library between between computers is by using [[: |
- | ==Option | + | You'll need enough online storage space to fit all files in your library. Zotero will warn you if you hit your quota, in which case you may need to delete some files, add a [[/ |
- | The most reliable way to move your entire library to another machine is to copy the [[: | + | ===== Option B: Copy the data folder |
- | To locate | + | If you're comfortable moving files between devices, you can transfer |
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+ | To move your data manually, first locate your data by opening | ||
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: | + | |
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- | ==Option B: Enable | + | |
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- | You can also automatically [[: | + | |
- | ==Warning== | + | ===== Don't Use Export/ |
- | 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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