Mendeley Web Importer Mac

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Mar 11, 2021 Mendeley’s Advisor program boasts over 5,500 active Advisors in 130 countries around the world. From small agricultural colleges to major international universities, Advisors are enthusiastic “subject-matter experts” on Mendeley’s reference management solutions and are devoted to sharing good research skills with students and researchers in their regions. Mendeley Web Importer is an extension for web browsers which helps you to add references to your library with full text PDFs. We’ve rebuilt from the ground up to ensure you are always able capture the references you need. Available for Chrome and Firefox.

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If you're looking for peace of mind, consider backing up the database files that Mendeley Desktop stores.

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Manually Create a Backup

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  • From within Mendeley Desktop, click Help in your menubar.
  • Select Create Backup.
  • From here, specify where to save your backup files.

Older Version/Alternate Option

If you're using a version of Mendeley Desktop prior to v0.9.4, or need to manually create a backup due to a problem with Mendeley Desktop, you can do so by performing the following:

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  1. Locate your database.
    Where your database files are stored varies from operating system to operating system. In order to locate yours, please follow the corresponding value.
    • Windows XP: C:Documents and Settings<Your Name>Local SettingsApplication DataMendeley LtdMendeley Desktop
    • Windows Vista / Windows 7: %LOCALAPPDATA%Mendeley Ltd.Mendeley Desktop
    • Mac OS X: /Users/<Your username>/Library/Application Support/Mendeley Desktop/
    • Linux: ~/.local/share/data/Mendeley Ltd./Mendeley Desktop/
  2. Copy this folder somewhere safe.
    Now that you have located where your database file is kept, you will want to copy this entire folder to somewhere safe like another computer, a USB stick, or another folder on your computer.

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Restoring from a Backup

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  1. Open the Mendeley Desktop.
  2. Make sure you're logged in as the user under which the backup was created.
  3. Go to Help > Restore Backup > Other and navigate to where your backup is stored.
  4. Select this file, and follow the on-screen instructions that follow to restore your account to its previous state.