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StorScan

by brian-j-griffith · github.com/brian-j-griffith/StorScan

Audits linked attachments, moves misplaced files into author folders, renames them from Zotero's template, removes broken links and merges duplicate files.

StorScan has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It works with Zotero 9, not the current Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Files, sync & backupImport & metadata
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.03 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
In useAn estimate of how many copies of Zotero have it: Zotero downloads each new version once for every copy that has the plugin, so we count the downloads of its most-downloaded recent release. Rounded. Plugins that update from outside GitHub count low.
21
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
21
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
3
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
None stated
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v1.0.2, released 26 Jul 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 9.
Another plugin uses the same IDOne other plugin shares this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the brian-j-griffith account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Doesn't update automatically: the update address is a placeholder
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify2 addresses in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (2)
api.unpaywall.orgopenlibrary.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Where we found it
api.unpaywall.orgstorage-scanner.js · line 901
const endpoint = `https://api.unpaywall.org/v2/${encodeURIComponent(terms.doi)}?email=${encodeURIComponent(email)}`;
Powerful capabilitiesUses the clipboard, and 1 moreLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Low concern (2)
Uses the clipboardWorks with files on your computer
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 9 · not 10, 11 betaDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needZotero 9Detected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 26 Jul 20261 contributor
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface language not declared
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We report what we found in the code. Open any area for the evidence.How we gradeReport a problem

What it does

Written by AI from the README

Audits linked attachments, moves misplaced files into author folders, renames them from Zotero's template, removes broken links and merges duplicate files. Can also find open-access full text by DOI.

Large libraries of linked PDFs drift out of order and leave dead links. This checks every attachment and previews changes before moving or renaming anything.

What you'll need

Detected automatically
  • Zotero 9Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 2 addresses in 1 group.

Scholarly services (2)
api.unpaywall.orgopenlibrary.orgnamed in its code
Evidence · file and line
api.unpaywall.orgstorage-scanner.js · line 901
const endpoint = `https://api.unpaywall.org/v2/${encodeURIComponent(terms.doi)}?email=${encodeURIComponent(email)}`;

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Forks and copies

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StorScan · this pluginbrian-j-griffith/StorScanARecommended2126 Jul 2026
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Install StorScan
ARecommended
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v1.0.2.xpi · 0.03 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
Step-by-step guide with pictures