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| To set up Zotero syncing, you first need to set up data syncing (for item metadata, notes, and the fulltext index) using your [[/|zotero.org]] username and password. After you link your Zotero account with the Zotero client program, you will see settings for managing data syncing and file syncing. | To set up Zotero syncing, you first need to set up data syncing (for item metadata, notes, and the full-text content) using your [[/|zotero.org]] username and password. After you link your Zotero account with the Zotero client program, you will see settings for managing data syncing and file syncing. |
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| * **Choose Libraries…:** This option lets you choose which of the [[:groups|Group libraries]] you are a member of to sync automatically with the Zotero servers. If you uncheck a library that is present in your local Zotero client, you can still manually sync the library by right-clicking on it in the left Zotero pane and choosing "Sync Library". It is not currently possible to remove an unsynced library from the local Zotero client. | * **Choose Libraries…:** This option lets you choose which of the [[:groups|Group libraries]] you are a member of to sync automatically with the Zotero servers. If you uncheck a library that is present in your local Zotero client, you can still manually sync the library by right-clicking on it in the left Zotero pane and choosing "Sync Library". It is not currently possible to remove an unsynced library from the local Zotero client. |
| * **Sync automatically:** When check, Zotero will start a sync every time you make a change to your library. You can manually start a sync by clicking the sync button (circular green arrow) in the upper-right corner of the Zotero window. | * **Sync automatically:** When check, Zotero will start a sync every time you make a change to your library. You can manually start a sync by clicking the sync button (circular green arrow) in the upper-right corner of the Zotero window. |
| * **Sync full-text content:** When checked, Zotero will sync the contents of the PDF fulltext index, allowing you to search the index across computers and in the [[/|zotero.org]] web library. | * **Sync full-text content:** When checked, Zotero will sync the extracted text contents of your PDFs and other files, allowing you to perform searches across devices regardless of whether files have been downloaded to a particular device. This also allows for full-text searches in the [[/mylibrary|web library]]. |
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| See [[:sync#data_syncing|Data Syncing]] for more information. | See [[:sync#data_syncing|Data Syncing]] for more information. |
| ===== Reset ===== | ===== Reset ===== |
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| The options in this tab allow you to reset Zotero's file sync history with [[/|zotero.org]]. These options are not intended for regular troubleshooting and should not be used unless directed to on the [[/forum|Zotero forums]]. For more information, see [[kb/sync_reset_options|Sync Reset]]. | The options in this tab allow you to reset Zotero's file sync history with [[/|zotero.org]]. These options are not intended for regular troubleshooting and should not be used unless directed to on the [[/forum|Zotero forums]]. For more information, see [[kb/sync_reset_options|Sync Reset]]. |
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