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 <mank...@gmail.com> 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 >> Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users