Can't locate the Zotero Library with Mozilla Firefox 3.6

gciriani · February 14, 2010

I upgraded to Firefox 3.6, and now the Zotero 1.0 extension is not working. How do I locate the Zotero directory to back up before I upgrade to Zotero 2.0

adamsmith · February 14, 2010

http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data#locating_your_zotero_library

gciriani · February 14, 2010

The page you posted shows it should be at
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<randomstring>\zotero

However, there is no C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\ folder in my PC.

adamsmith · February 14, 2010

well - windows has localized folder structures, so how it looks exactly depends on the language - the above should give you an idea of where to look, though.
This part \Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\\zotero
is universal, so if you're able to find that you'll be good.
Also, a search for the file zotero.sqlite on the entire harddisk, including hidden files and folders should get you there.

gciriani · February 14, 2010

Thank you adamsmith, that worked, especially enabling the hidden files option.

adamsmith · February 14, 2010

ok, I've added that to the documentation.