Upgrade StorageZotero library gone after moving folder
Hello,
I need help with my Zotero library!
I use Zotero on my PC, storing the data on this PC.
Now, I wanted to move everything to the drive and just moved the whole Zotero folder to the drive/cloud - I didn't do any backups, I just have the folder that Zotero automatically creates with the files - it seems that the pdf's are still there, but the notes are gone (which would be horrible).
After opening Zotero, all my libraries were gone. So I moved the folder back to the local computer, hoping that this would restore my libraries. But also after that, Zotero remains empty and I don't know how to restore my libraries including the pdf's and notes.
If you have any advice, help is warmly welcome!
All the best,
Paula
I need help with my Zotero library!
I use Zotero on my PC, storing the data on this PC.
Now, I wanted to move everything to the drive and just moved the whole Zotero folder to the drive/cloud - I didn't do any backups, I just have the folder that Zotero automatically creates with the files - it seems that the pdf's are still there, but the notes are gone (which would be horrible).
After opening Zotero, all my libraries were gone. So I moved the folder back to the local computer, hoping that this would restore my libraries. But also after that, Zotero remains empty and I don't know how to restore my libraries including the pdf's and notes.
If you have any advice, help is warmly welcome!
All the best,
Paula
See Locating Missing Zotero Data to better understand what you should be looking for, and provide the requested info if you're still having trouble. But no guarantees here — the data directory setting is in the Advanced tab of the preferences for a reason, and both our documentation and the app itself strongly recommend against using a cloud storage folder, so we can't provide much support for this.