I. Introduction
Zotero is a very powerful document management software that supports a wide range of plug-ins.
But there are two problems with zotero.
- The free cloud storage space that comes with it is limited, so if there are a lot of documents, it cannot be accommodated.
- If you do not use the official cloud storage, use Nut Cloud or other devices that support webdav, if the path is not properly configured, after changing to another computer, when you click on the document entry, you will be prompted that the attachment of the document cannot be found.
In order to solve the first problem, the author stored the document entries in zotero's own cloud service and placed the pdf attachment in a third-party webdav storage. The author uses a NAS server that I built myself. If you don’t have a NAS, you can also use third-party cloud services such as Nut Cloud.
Then by setting the relative path in zotero, the pdf attachment can be opened on different computers.
2. Analysis of path configuration principles
1. First find Edit->Preferences
2. Click Advanced
The root directory of the linked attachment: Since the files in zotero are stored through the sql database and use relative paths. If you have studied programming, you will understand relative path and absolute path The relationship between. To put it simply, as long as the root directory of the file is the same, you can still find the location of the attached PDF even if you change the computer.
Data storage location: This is the location where the configuration files in zotero are stored.
Summary: As long as the paths of the above two folders are in the same folder, you can still find the attachment even if you change computers.
3. Configuration method
3.1. In fact, the configuration method is very simple.
First, create a zotero directory on your computer, and create two subdirectories in it.
1. such_files
zotero_files, used to store pdf attachments, here you can usethird-party webdav service. In the software, select the folder in the "Root directory of linked attachments" option.
2. such_data
zotero_data, used to store zotero's default configuration file. In the software, select the folder in the "Data Storage Location" option.
3.2. Log in to zotero account
Use zotero's free cloud space to store default configuration files.
Uncheck "Use zotero cloud storage attachments"
3.3 Click the sync button
If you change a computer, after setting the path, click the arrow in the upper right corner. The cloud configuration file will be automatically pulled to the local zotero_data folder.
Then click on a document entry at will, and the software will use the relative path to automatically index to the location of the attached PDF!