Another possibility here would be to try to put the bib file in
the texmf tree. Since Jess was able to figure out where to put the
biblatex files, it ought now to be relatively easy to put the bib
file there, too.
In this case I preferred not to put the folder there as I need to
use the bib-file for various items. I would also be afraid of loss
when updating or so.
But this could be a neat method in some cases.
That's one reason to put it under your home (personal, user)
directory. Normally, your TeX distribution will define a "user"
directory, where you can put stuff that is "just yours". In your
case, it's like to be something like /Users/stefan/texmf/, but I
don't know for sure, as I too am not on Mac. But if that were right,
then you could put your bib files in /Users/stefan/texmf/bibtex/
bib/, and they'd no more be lost on update than any of your other
"personal" files.
Would I have to add the path in the preamble then?
If the directory is preceded by !!, then you will definitely need
to run texhash
I still don´t know what this is.
It may be that you're supposed to do this differently on Mac.
Anyway, texhash is a command that updates the databases TeX keeps to
tell it what's where. Any time you install a new package, or put a
new file somewhere in your TeX tree, you have to tell TeX to update
those databases. On Linux, you do this by running "sudo texhash".
But on Mac, maybe you do something else.
Ah, I guess that could be exactly what I would have to enter in the
Mac-terminal. As far as I know this is what the terminal is for: to
enter linux-commands. I entered the line without installing anything
and the terminal prompted me to enter my pw.
So I think I now also know, what running a texhash is. Thank you!
Best*
Jess
