Data Lost During Sync

mazhanduc

While trying to sync my new laptop to my zotero library, I have lost my zotero files. I noticed they were gone because even on my other tablet, the zotero library is gone. could anyone suggest how I can recover the libraries? I did notice there is a Automatic Zotero Client Key on my account that was updated 2 weeks ago, could I use that to restore my library?

dstillman

It looks like you (or someone with access to your library, such as on a shared computer) deleted all the data in the library on November 21/22.

Your only option would be to restore from a backup or from a previously synced computer.

Depending on when exactly you ran Zotero, you may be able to restore from one of the automatic backups Zotero makes.

dstillman

And to be clear, this would only happen during a sync if you actually ran Replace Online Library (from the Sync → Reset pane of the Zotero settings) from the new laptop, in which case it would do exactly that: replace your online library with the empty local library. People sometimes do that by mistake.