Hi
I am a new and mostly happy Mendeley user.
I make use of watched folders, but sometimes re-organise my root folders (i.e. folders/directory structure on my hard drive where pdf's are stored). If I re-organise of change the name of these root folders I see I can click 'watched folders' and direct Mendeley to watch the new folders.
My question is: Will Mendeley keep the associated data that I have added (in Mendeley) e.g. tags/notes etc associated with the specific pdf's when the root directory has been changed?
The question is perhaps more simply posed: For a group of pdf's that are watched by associated with a certain root folder, can you simply change the path in Mendeley so that 'it watches' the same pdf's in another root folder, but keeps the same associated information for each pdf?
thanks
Peter
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Watched Folder Change
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Changing citen name in .bib files generated from Mendeley
Hi folks. I would like to customize the code names of the articles I cite since AuthorDate does not work for me. I usually give specific names to every paper because I often cite up to 6 papers from same author.
The problem is that Mendeley keeps renaming the citing code words periodically (updating the .bib file). Is there a way to change this? I would like to keep the code names I personally create since i can easily remember them which makes the writing faster.
Thanks
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"Restore Backup"; Does Mendeley make automatic backup
Hi.
Mistakenly I have deleted a folder on 20 April 2014 in Mendeley desktop. Then I want to retrieve it but I could not do undo. I run “Restore Backup” using the Help menu. I used the given suggestion “Thu April 17, 20:00:00, 2014”.
As I realized it may delete everything and may not be able to restore them, I stopped it after few seconds of running.
Immediately, I disconnected the internet and make a local backup in an external device (thorough “Create Backup” from Help Menu) and also copied files to a external device (from “File Organizer”, from Options box in Tools Menu)
Now my online database was deleted, and when I open the Mendeley desktop it warns me in Sync Message Box “339 files out of 340 documents have been deleted on Mendeley Web. Continue anyway?”
So
1. What should I do now? because I can see my files only in the Mendeley desktop and even they are not able to be retrieved from their original files’ location?
Please guide me on followings:
2. Does Mendeley make any automatic back up or it will use my local back up (my local backup is not up to date and is related to one year ago and my files changed a lot during this time.
3. Should I “Restore Backup” again and let it done fully? Because I interrupted the previous time.
4. To restore the Mendeley desktop, Can I use the suggested automatic backup options in the “Help Menu”or I should use a local back up file to?
5. Should it be connected to internet while doing “Restoring Backup”?
sorry for multiple questions. As I am worried that I may face more problems, I won’t use Mendeley until I get your valuable suggestions.
Thank you
Amir
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MS office bridge problem
Hi,
I have gotten a new laptop. It runs windows 8.1, and i have MS office 2010 premium. I seem to be able to import my pdf's read them and even instal the MS office plugin, but the mendeley tab doesn't appear in the toolbar.
Is there a compatibility problem?
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Auto refresh bibliogrpahy
Hi,
I'm not sure if this issue has been raised already - sorry if I missed it.
I have a few referenced documents that have not been imported into Mendeley as I have used hard copies. In these instances I have manually inserted a citation in the text (there are no problems here) and then also had to manually insert the full references into the bibliography created by Mendeley from the cited sources.
This problem seems to lie in the auto update / refresh feature which removes all of my manually inserted references in the bibliography. This is extremely frustrating and I have not been able to find a solution. I do not want to turn the bibliography into plain text (Ctrl + shft + F9) as I may need to ass additional references when I get my chapter back from review.
can you please let me know if there is a way around this that doe snot involve me creating a separate list of my manual entries and then copying and pasting into the bibliography (and then presumably never opening the file on a PC with Mendeley again...)?
Thanks,
Paul
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"save to mendeley" in epiphany
Hi,
I prefer to use epiphany web browser. It seems there is no way to drag and drop "save to mendeley" in this browser.
While I can very well understand that it is not possible to provide support for all browser under the sun (and I agree epiphany is not particularly popular), I am just looking if there is any alternative way of using the facility in epiphany.
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Importing references from Endnote, keeping the record number field in the transfer
Hi,
I have an endnote database which I have been using to manage physical articles and papers in my office. Every entry in Endnote has a record number, and the papers and articles are organised in my filing cabinet in record number order (the order they went into the database).
When I import the references into Mendeley, that record number is lost. It seems it should just be another field associated with each record - can I recover the record number in Mendeley so I can use it to manage my physical database?
Thanks for your help. I have over 1600 entries, so an easy solution to this would be gratefully received!
Many thanks,
Richard
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word plugin
without updating microsoft word, how can i install word plugin. latest version 1.11 is not working but previous version 1.9.2 worked properly.
Please give me a solution.
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Bibliography Is Not Generating
I'm using Word Mac. The Mendeley installation was fairly easy and populating the Mendeley interface with my documents was intuitive. When I'm in Word, I click on the "Insert Bibliography" button on the Mendeley ribbon, and nothing happens. It appears as though the app is trying to generate something, but nothing appears. I've looked through your FAQs and your postings, and I see nothing that addresses this. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Abstract can not be import automatically
When I import a PDF, the abstract can not be import automatically even the DOI is correct. Is there any methods to obtain the abstract automatically.
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Is there a easy way to get the paper in "Needs Review" ?
When I import a large number of PDFs, great many PDFs is sort into the "Needs Review". Therefore,I need to click the "Search by Title" button one by one. Is there any easy way to complete the "Search by Title" for the whole papers, I just need to click once.
Thank you~
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resetting "watch folders"
I've Watch Folders set on - however there are still loads of documents showing in "All Documents" that are not from these folders
How do I reset the watch folders command so that Mendeley only shows pdfs from my selected two watched folders, and not other pdfs that may have been picked up from watched folders in the past?
I don't really want to have to go through by hand one by one and delete them - it would take ages!
Any ideas much appreciated - thanks
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Web importer 'save' button not on toolbar
I have downloaded desktop Mendeley, however the web importer 'save to Mendeley' tab is not on my toolbar. I have a toolbar showing, I dont know how to get the icon up.
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The range cannot be deleted (6028) in microsoft work
Thank you for your help.
I have been using Mendeley fine with Windows 8, but now have been receiving the error code above. When I insert a citation, the above error code displays (even though is successfully imports the citation). In addition, it has duplicated my bibliography three times, but in another font. What should I do?
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How to permanently set Mendeley Desktop as the master
Is there a way to permanently set "unidirectional syncing" from my computer to the Mendeley cloud?
All of my work on/with the Mendeley library is done on Mendeley Desktop, and I want the mendeley web library to reflect those changes and not the other way around.
Thank you
Fabian
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Cited page number only shown in bibliography?
Is there a way to add page numbers just to the bibliography? In my work, i cite from books and i don´t want to show the page number from the book directly in the text.
Or do I have to enter the book pages manually at the end?
Best regards
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maximum file size error
Hi,
At one point I erroneously imported a file that was very large into Mendeley Desktop. I deleted it as soon as I discovered the error, probably while it was trying to sync all my files. However, now, everytime I try to sync, I get an error message related to that file that no longer exists:
"A file attached to a document entitled 'xxx' is larger than the maximum file size of 50MB and has not been synced."
Yet, I search for this file in my library and it is nowhere to be found, because I deleted it. And yet the error message keeps popping up. This is extremely annoying. Is there a way to fix this bug? I don't have this file in Mendeley anymore, but because I must've deleted it during its attempt to sync, the error got engrained, somehow.
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"Unable to open file"
I have a few articles that have the broken chain icon next to them and display the "Unable to open this file" message when I click on them. I realize that this is because I have moved the files since I imported them into Mendeley, but even when I remove the file and try to add it again, or drag and drop the file from its new location into Mendeley, I get the same error message. When I click "details" it is listing the file path as the old path, before I moved it. How do I get Mendeley to recognize the new file path?
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settings for Mendeley Desktop to connect
Hi!
I am master Student and need to use mendeley from home or hospital, using HPPT proxy, but it is unable to connect
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URGENT HELP PLEASE...no such citation!!!
Most of my citations have dissapeared and it only shows a 'no such citation' in their place. over 500 locations, and many have been manually edited. What went wrong? How can I fix this, I'm due to submit my thesis in few days!
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