

It will save a copy of the PDF with “conflicted copy” at the end of the file name. Note: If you have the PDF open in multiple places or don’t wait for it to re-sync, you will end up with a conflicted copy. When I exit the PDF, changes/comments are automatically saved and I can reopen the PDF on my computer once it’s had a chance to re-sync. Then I use Dropbox -> Open With + Xodo to make edits.

#Dropbox paper linux download#
I have selective sync enabled on my tablet’s Dropbox app so it will automatically download all new PDFs. I don’t use Zotero or ZotFile to send PDFs to my tablet for reading.

It takes a few minutes to get started, but now it’s basically turnkey. I’ve had this set up for the better part of a year. This puts the PDF into your assigned Dropbox folder. To do this, right-click on your attached PDF (at this point, it probably won’t have a chain link), choose “Manage Attachments -> Rename and Move”. Once we’ve got ZotFile configured, the last step is to move the PDF from the place that Zotero automatically saves it to Dropbox and rename it based on your specifications. If you’re organizing your papers like me, you will also want to name your subfolders after the catalogs they’re in using “/%c”.Ħ. Under the general settings, you’ll want to choose the location to store your new PDFs/files as well as the location of your papers folder. Back in Zotero, I use the ZotFile add-on to manage the PDFs. Zotero will automatically store these papers in its proprietary location (i.e., NOT in the Dropbox folder).ĥ. Then, once I have the article up, I use the Zotero Connector add-on to download papers into their respective catalogs. Then, because of some weirdness with the iframes of Sci-Hub, I usually have to R-click the article and choose “This Frame -> Open in New Tab” to isolate the PDF.Ĥ. I use Firefox + Sci-Hub X Now! add-on to find the paper I need. I keep a similar organizational format in Dropbox.ģ. I organize all of my papers into individual collections (and sub-collections) on Zotero.Ģ. Here’s how I set up Zotero to work with Dropbox and Sci-hub:ġ.
