Zotero + Syncthing: File Path Conflict Between macOS and Windows

pencil111 · April 30, 2025, 2:09pm

Hello,

I’m currently using Logseq on my MacBook and Windows machine. I’ve been using Syncthing to sync Logseq across all my devices for almost a year, and it’s working well. I now want to integrate Zotero so it works seamlessly between my MacBook and Windows machine. The Zotero app works fine, but the issue is that the file path—specific to each OS—is syncing across devices.

I’m running into a compatibility issue with the Zotero database file paths. I considered setting Syncthing to ignore the configuration file on each device, but that seems a bit extreme. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

I want to keep unique file paths in each configuration but sync the rest of my files with syncthing.

Is it okay if i skip syncing the logseq configuration file or is there a way for me to separate out the zotero configuration part and then ignore that file within syncthing?

This file path on my mac.

this file path for windows

pencil111 · May 1, 2025, 10:29pm

It seems this is related to this issue that was mentioned on github.

github.com/logseq/logseq

Zotero file location in config.edn does not work between platforms

opened 06:10PM - 27 Apr 23 UTC

ianhellstrom

:type/feature-request integration:zotero estimate: large user-config

### Search first - [X] I searched and no similar issues were found ### Wha…t Happened? I use Logseq on MacOS and Ubuntu with the Zotero integration. Since everything except the API key is stored in config.edn and config.edn is also synced (through git), the problem is that the file locations on both systems are not identical, i.e. if I updated the right location on my Linux machine and sync all files (incl. config.edn), then it won't work on my Mac. If, on the other hand, I use the Mac file locations, I cannot open PDFs from Zotero on my Linux box. It would be great if config.edn did not store the file location, or made it optional, in which case it (like the API key) has to be provided on each machine. What is more, the page edn files are also updated whenever you open such a PDF, because the paths are different and part of the Markdown. ### Reproduce the Bug 1. Set up Logseq with Zotero on Mac 2. Set the file location to Zotero's default: https://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data 3. Set up Logseq with Zotero on Linux 4. Set up the file location as per Zotero's setup on Linux 5. Sync to git from either Mac or Linux 6. git pull to the other machine 7. See that the PDF does not open because the paths are different ### Expected Behavior Zotero paths unique to each machine, so that: - You can open files independently from how they are stored locally - File paths are not hard-coded in the edn files of the pages ### Screenshots _No response_ ### Desktop or Mobile Platform Information Ubuntu 20.04, Logseq 0.9.4 MacOS 10.15, same Logseq version ### Additional Context _No response_ ### Are you willing to submit a PR? If you know how to fix the bug. - [ ] I'm willing to submit a PR (Thank you!)

pencil111 · May 2, 2025, 12:18am

Hello, it seems like i solved the problem. You need to create multiple profiles and then you can use two different device configurations for zotero.