On Oct 21, 2014, at 15:07, David Nicholls wrote: > I copied over both prefs files,
Which "both"? There's only one. > etc, but no success. It's still not moving or renaming the file. > Did you quit BibDesk before you did, and did you run the "defaults read" command from the Terminal? An alternative is: 1. Quit BibDesk 2. Run "defaults delete ~/Library/Preferences/edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk.plist" in the Terminal 3. Move the backup pref (from your old machine) into ~/Library/Preferences/edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk.plist > There's also a Bibdesk entry in ~/Library/Application Support, but its > contents don't look like they'd have much impact on the problem. > > DN No, they are not involved in auto filing. Note that you can check it also in the AutoFile preference pane. Christiaan > > On 21 Oct 2014, at 11:53 pm, David Nicholls <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No, I didn't use migration assistant, in order to avoid carrying over years' >> worth of old stuff. But I set up the prefs and locations as before. >> Shifting the prefs file was my next step, but I thought I'd ask first. >> Thanks. >> >> DN >> >> On 21 Oct 2014, at 11:46 pm, Ken Mankoff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Unless you use the "Migration Assistant", none of your preferences >>> moved. >>> >>> 1. Quit BibDesk >>> 2. Restore pref file from backup >>> >>> pref file is >>> ~/Library/Preferences/edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk.plist >>> >>> 3. At terminal, run: "defaults read >>> ~/Library/Preferences/edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk.plist" >>> >>> That might get it to work. >>> >>> -k. >>> >>> >>> >>> * On 2014-10-21 at 08:23, David Nicholls wrote: >>>> I'm just setting up a new MacbookPro (Mavericks), and have installed >>>> Bibdesk and have copied over my old references.bib file, and the library >>>> of pdfs from my old MBP (also Mavericks). >>>> >>>> My normal routine when adding a new reference, once I have the new entry >>>> in the main bibdesk window, is to drag a downloaded pdf onto the Bibdesk >>>> "drop files here" window, which renames the files to authorYYYYa.pdf, etc, >>>> and moves it to the papers folder of pdfs. >>>> >>>> For some reason, probably a config error, the new set up neither renames >>>> the file nor moves it. I currently have the default preferences. What do >>>> I need to set to fix the problem? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> DN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
