https://github.com/nikhilweee/zotfetch

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nikhilweee/zotfetch
• Owner: nikhilweee
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-02-22T02:59:49.000Z (11 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-19T02:40:39.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-19T08:21:41.741Z (8 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 38.1 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# zotfetch

A Zotero 7 plugin to fetch and relocate missing attachments.

**Installation**

1. Download `zotfetch.xpi` from a

   [release](https://github.com/nikhilweee/zotfetch/releases).

2. On Zotero, click `Tools` > `Add-ons`.

3. Drag `zotfetch.xpi` to the `Add-ons` window.

**Usage**

1. On Zotero, select one or more entries which need relocating attachments.

2. Right click on the entries, then click `Zotfetch: Relocate`.

**How is this different from Zotero's "Find Available PDFs" (FAP)?**

FAP only appears in the context menu of a Zotero item if a PDF entry does not

exist in Zotero's database. If a PDF entry exists while the PDF file itself is

missing from the filesystem, FAP does not appear in the context menu of the

item. This plugin adds a context menu entry called "Zotfetch: Relocate" (ZFR)

which appears when the actual PDF file is missing from the filesystem even when

the PDF entry exists in Zotero's database. Moreover, FAP will add a new PDF

entry to the database and download a new PDF file whereas ZFR will download a

new PDF file but attach it to an existing PDF entry. This ensures that

annotations are still usable when file sync is turned off.

**Resources**

Developer documentation can be found in [GUIDE.md](GUIDE.md) You should also

check out my [blog post](https://nikhilweee.me/blog/2024/zotero-file-sync/)

which led to the development of this plugin.