Roaming Computing System (Windows Edition) 3 - Zotero

Set storage location: http://www.zotero.org/support/preferences/advanced

Set the location of the data directory to be H: rather than the Windows profile:
pref("extensions.zotero.dataDir", "H:\\zotero");

Set the last used data directory location:
pref("extensions.zotero.lastDataDir", "H:\\zotero");

?:
pref("extensions.zotero.useDataDir", true);

We put prefs (\\server\windows-admin\tweak-unattended\configs\zotero-custom.js) in the extension directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\zotero@chnm.gmu.edu\defaults\preferences\zotero-custom-data-directory-h.js). If we put them in the Firefox prefs directory then they'd be read _after_ the extension directory. Sadly these are lost during an upgrade.

User config: Make a directory for Zotero to store its user config in on the server so that it isn't saved in the profile on the workstation for a roaming environment... :: Our Zotero system config instructs Zotero to use this directory :: This doesn't use an 'if exist' so that it doesn't have to choose whether the directory is on Samba or :: Windows and thus use H:\zotero\nul.ext or H:\zotero\nul mkdir "H:\zotero" 1>NUL 2>NUL

Set storage location: http://www.zotero.org/support/preferences/advanced

Set the location of the data directory to be H: rather than the Windows profile:
pref("extensions.zotero.dataDir", "H:\\zotero");

Set the last used data directory location:
pref("extensions.zotero.lastDataDir", "H:\\zotero");

?:
pref("extensions.zotero.useDataDir", true);

We put prefs (\\server\windows-admin\tweak-unattended\configs\zotero-custom.js) in the extension directory (%PROGRAMFILES%\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\zotero@chnm.gmu.edu\defaults\preferences\zotero-custom-data-directory-h.js). If we put them in the Firefox prefs directory then they'd be read _after_ the extension directory. Sadly these are lost during an upgrade.

User config: Make a directory for Zotero to store its user config in on the server so that it isn't saved in the profile on the workstation for a roaming environment... :: Our Zotero system config instructs Zotero to use this directory :: This doesn't use an 'if exist' so that it doesn't have to choose whether the directory is on Samba or :: Windows and thus use H:\zotero\nul.ext or H:\zotero\nul mkdir "H:\zotero" 1>NUL 2>NUL