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jlegewie / zotfile

Zotero plugin to manage your attachments: automatically rename, move, and attach PDFs (or other files) to Zotero items, sync PDFs from your Zotero library to your (mobile) PDF reader (e.g. an iPad, Android tablet, etc.), and extract PDF annotations.
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When I use "Manage Attachments -> Rename Attachments", the original file is still there. #529

Open Luciennnnnnn opened 3 years ago

Luciennnnnnn commented 3 years ago

I want the file been renamed and move to my sync folder, not copy. image This is my setting, all other behavior is correct, except the file was copied not moved.

astroHaoPeng commented 3 years ago

I believe it was a designed behaviour, as suggested by the name "Source Folder for Attaching New Files". Usually the files in the source would not be touched.

I personally don't use this "watching" function and don't recommend it. I found a more reliable approach is to rely on the Chrome extension "save to zotero". It will automatically download the available PDF fullpaper if available. Otherwise, you can rely on sci-hub and simply drag the downloaded file to the item created by the "save to zotero" extension.