Bulk upload of a backup file to online version of Zotero

laura_forrest · October 22, 2023

My institution was the victim of a cyber attack during the summer and there is now limited software downloads that they will support - Zotero is not currently one of them so I am unable to download the software onto my computer.

I hadn't synced my computer copy to my online version of Zotero before the cyber incident so I currently have no documents in my online Zotero Web Library. I have a backup Zotero folder with lots of files with my Zotero documents in it (along with zotero.sqlite and zotero.sqlite.bak files), however, I am unable to see if and how I can make a bulk upload to the Web Library version.

I'm hoping there is someone on here that will know what to do.

Thanks in advance.

dstillman · October 23, 2023

That's the database for the desktop app — it's not something you can use some other way. You can use those files from any computer (e.g., a home computer), just as if you were restoring from a backup.