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Re: Zotero 8

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Post by hermanzegerman »

wycx wrote: post #33
bonsai_spool wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I haven't had an issue doing this with a standard WebDAV server and this has been true since 2007 or so.

I had a very convenient setup using linked files stored in Dropbox that worked very well for 15 years. The Zotero 6 to 7 upgrade completely broke this, and modified the database so that rollback is not possible. There was no warning that this workflow would be completely broken on upgrade.

Last Time I tried to store the Database in a Cloud Synced Folder there were like 100 warnings to click away that exactly this would happen...

Re: Zotero 8

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Post by jmhammond »

pseudalopex wrote: post #39
bayindirh wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Personally I use Zotero with my own WebDAV server for sync. Works as advertised, without a hitch.

Did you sync all data to multiple computers without a Zotero account? Zotero's documentation said WebDAV could sync attachment files. But everything else required a Zotero account.[1] [1] https://www.zotero.org/support/sync

I do both. I have the Zotero account for the library and webdav for the pdf files.

Re: Zotero 8

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Post by pseudalopex »

jmhammond wrote: post #42
pseudalopex wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you sync all data to multiple computers without a Zotero account? Zotero's documentation said WebDAV could sync attachment files. But everything else required a Zotero account.[1] [1] https://www.zotero.org/support/sync

I do both. I have the Zotero account for the library and webdav for the pdf files.

The question was could all data be synced without a Zotero account.

Re: Zotero 8

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Post by erredois »

whimsicalism wrote: post #12

I highly recommend everyone to use Zotero. Their original marketing as being 'for academics' is entirely wrong and it is a first-in-class bookmark/knowledge manager. There are many software recommendations that seem sort of hype-y: Obsidian, Notion, Keybase, etc. Zotero is not that and is a daily driver for me for years. It has also replaced Calibre for me although YMMV there.

Do you pay for their sync or self host? If self host, what do you use?

Re: Zotero 8

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Post by whimsicalism »

erredois wrote: post #44
whimsicalism wrote: post #12

I highly recommend everyone to use Zotero. Their original marketing as being 'for academics' is entirely wrong and it is a first-in-class bookmark/knowledge manager. There are many software recommendations that seem sort of hype-y: Obsidian, Notion, Keybase, etc. Zotero is not that and is a daily driver for me for years. It has also replaced Calibre for me although YMMV there.

Do you pay for their sync or self host? If self host, what do you use?

uh oh - didn't realize sync was paid (stupidly). apparently i am at 99.6% of the free tier

now i'm interested in the answer to your question - i have my own machine running 24/7 that i would love to use. i like the software enough that maybe i'd pay/donate

Re: Zotero 8

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Post by bonsai_spool »

wycx wrote: post #33
bonsai_spool wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I haven't had an issue doing this with a standard WebDAV server and this has been true since 2007 or so.

I had a very convenient setup using linked files stored in Dropbox that worked very well for 15 years. The Zotero 6 to 7 upgrade completely broke this, and modified the database so that rollback is not possible. There was no warning that this workflow would be completely broken on upgrade.

I think there’s a plugin called Attanger that replicates that workflow

Re: Zotero 8

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Post by Eddy_Viscosity2 »

Zotero is fantastic. But I really would love to see organic bibtex support. Betterbibtex works, but it would be better that it were intrinsic feature rather than an add-on.

Re: Zotero 8

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Post by pessimizer »

itsrobreally wrote: post #13
dakiol wrote: post #4

I've been using Zotero as my "book" organizer. I have all my epubs, pdfs, everything there. Since version 7 I think you can read PDFs within Zotero, and I love it. I keep custom labels so I easily search for stuff. The only feature I don't use is everything about citation (funny enough). Before Zotero I had everything in file system directories, but I wanted the feeling of having one place (one app) where I could see…

My experience with Zotero was similar - I tried adding my ebook library to it as an alternative to Calibre because I really want to sort of categorize and easily reference my books and/or get like library call number groupings which is not trivial with Calibre. I deleted it after it only found about half of my books, which incidentially is my chief problem with Calibre. Someday I will write an indexer with either a w…

> I deleted it after it only found about half of my books, which incidentially is my chief problem with Calibre.

Just find the citation on the web like at Open Library or somewhere, grab it, and add the book as an attachment.

I wouldn't drop it because all the stuff may not be done automatically. If you're going to read the books, you should be spending hours with them. I myself only put them into Zotero when I start reading them. I don't need to crowd it with wishful thinking. It's bloated and gets slower the more entries you add.

Re: Zotero 8

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Post by sureglymop »

Is it easily self hostable yet?

I'm glad part of their stack is open source but I just wish they made it as easy as a compose file to run this on prem.

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