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| preferences:advanced [2024/04/11 06:54] – [Files and Folders] dstillman | preferences:advanced [2025/04/15 01:32] (current) – [Files and Folders] dstillman |
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| This setting allows you to access [[:attaching_files#stored_files_and_linked_files|linked files]] on multiple computers even when they're stored in different locations on each computer. You should set the base directory to the folder on each computer under which you store linked files. For example, if the folder with your linked files is at ''/Users/Sarah/Dropbox/PDFs'' on your laptop and at ''C:\Users\Sarah\Dropbox\PDFs'' on your work computer, set those paths as the base directory on each respective machine. If you add a linked file within the base directory, Zotero stores a relative path to that base directory rather than an absolute path. | This setting allows you to access [[:attaching_files#stored_files_and_linked_files|linked files]] on multiple computers even when they're stored in different locations on each computer. You should set the base directory to the folder on each computer under which you store linked files. For example, if the folder with your linked files is at ''/Users/Sarah/Dropbox/PDFs'' on your laptop and at ''C:\Users\Sarah\Dropbox\PDFs'' on your work computer, set those paths as the base directory on each respective machine. If you add a linked file within the base directory, Zotero stores a relative path to that base directory rather than an absolute path. |
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| Note that this setting does not control where files are stored — only whether linked files within the specified folder are referenced by absolute or relative paths. If you're using the [[http://zotfile.com/|ZotFile plugin]] to help with a linked-file workflow, you should configure it to store linked files within the base directory you've configured. | Note that this setting does not control where files are stored — only whether linked files within the specified folder are referenced by absolute or relative paths. If you're using a plugin to help with a linked-file workflow, you should configure it to store linked files within the base directory you've configured. |
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| Note that linked files are an advanced configuration, and we're not able to help troubleshoot problems with specific setups. We recommend that most people use stored files instead. | Note that linked files are an advanced configuration, and we're not able to help troubleshoot problems with specific setups. We recommend that most people use stored files instead. |
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