Zotero altering contents of PDF

I have a file of about 2k pages, of which I wanted to read 100.

I annotated these pages, but I accidentally deleted them in the "Show Thumbnails" pane. From a previous "zotero.sqlite" file, I was able to recover my annotations, but the pages are gone forever. I have even replaced the file in the Zotero storage folder with the original 2000 pages, and with the annotated 100 pages themselves. No matter what I do, Zotero changes the document to the wrong version, in which I erased the pages.

How can I fix this? Can I insert these notes into a new version of the file?
  • edited September 6, 2024
    As in you right-clicked on the thumbnails and chose Delete, and then clicked through the confirmation prompt ("Are you sure you want to delete [x] pages from the PDF file?")?

    If you have the original file, swapping that in in the appropriate 'storage' subfolder should work fine. Make sure you've closed the reader tab and reopened it. If it's not working, you might be replacing the wrong file.
Sign In or Register to comment.