Zotero 7 portable failed to update! How to update it manually ?

Coname · 2024-10-28T10:11:12+00:00

Hi
I had tried multiple times to update it from 7.0.5 (64-bit) to 7.0.8 but got this message:
The Update could not be installed (patch apply failed)

How to fix this? or alternatively how to manually update a portable zotero ?

dstillman · 2024-10-28T10:28:28+00:00

Sorry, we can only help with the official version of Zotero from this site.

Coname · 2024-10-28T10:41:24+00:00

It is an official version of zotero !
I did download it from (https://www.zotero.org/download/) then (64-bit ZIP) link.
I download and launch it successfully, my issue is with updating it.

dstillman · 2024-10-28T10:44:45+00:00

Oh, if it's just the ZIP, you can always just delete the folder and replace it with the new unzipped folder.

Coname · 2024-10-28T10:49:30+00:00

OK. but I don't want to lose my library !
If you could provide me with a link that explain data, addons and binary locations inside zotero folder, that might resolve this issue.

dstillman · 2024-10-28T11:24:20+00:00

That folder has nothing to do with your data — it's literally just the same application files that you downloaded and unzipped.

Data is stored in the Zotero data directory.

Coname · 2024-10-28T17:05:48+00:00

Thank you