Syncing Zotero with multiple computers

Josh Philpot — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:22:34 +0000

Maybe you’re like me and you have a laptop for when you’re at school and desktop for home. Fortunately, Zotero allows you to sync your sources from both computers automatically. Just follow these easy steps:

Create a Zotero.org account here
Once verified, click on the Zotero icon on your Firefox web browser, then the “actions” button, and then “preferences“
Click on the “Sync” tab at the top
Type in your username and password for Zotero.org
Make sure “Sync Automatically” and “Sync Attachment Files in My Library using Zotero” are both checked
Open your other computer and type in your log-in information in Zotero “preferences” as before
Close the page and restart Firefox. Click on the Zotero icon again and either wait for Zotero to begin syncing automatically, or start the process by clicking on the “Sync to Zotero Server” button.

I did this on a Mac, so it may look a little different on Windows. The steps are essentially the same. Now every time I add a new source on my laptop it will show on my desktop as well, and visa versa.

Away with you, formatting demons! Be gone!

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Syncing Zotero with multiple computers