Upgrade StorageIssues with opening Zotero for the first time on MacBook Air
I can't get a hold of a Report ID, since I cannot even open the app yet.
1. So, I'm trying to install Zotero on my MacBook, but after opening the app, it just says this:
Zotero-tietokantaa ei voi avata.
Varmista että sinulla on luku- ja kirjoitusoikeudet Zotero-datahakemistoon ja tietoturvaohjelma ei estä Zoterolta pääsyä hakemistoon.
Datahakemisto: /Users/ainom/Zotero
Essentially that I have to check if I have the permission to use the library/folder and that a security program is not blocking access to it. I changed laptops from Windows to MacBook, and could use Zotero normally on the Windows-laptop.
2. After copy pasting this into the terminal: /Applications/Zotero.app/Contents/MacOS/zotero -ZoteroDebug
it answers this:
JavaScript error: chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/db.js, line 705: Error: Error(s) encountered during statement execution: attempt to write a readonly database [QUERY: REPLACE INTO settings VALUES ('db', 'integrityCheck', 1)] [PARAMS: ] [ERROR: attempt to write a readonly database]
Missing chrome or resource URL: chrome://zotero/skin/16/white/loading.svg
UNSUPPORTED (log once): POSSIBLE ISSUE: unit 1 GLD_TEXTURE_INDEX_2D is unloadable and bound to sampler type (Float) - using zero texture because texture unloadable
2025-12-08 16:18:25.717 zotero[4780:268687] +[IMKClient subclass]: chose IMKClient_Modern
2025-12-08 16:18:25.717 zotero[4780:268687] +[IMKInputSession subclass]: chose IMKInputSession_Modern
I'm not understanding what the problem is, since I don't think I even have a separate security program on this device.
1. So, I'm trying to install Zotero on my MacBook, but after opening the app, it just says this:
Zotero-tietokantaa ei voi avata.
Varmista että sinulla on luku- ja kirjoitusoikeudet Zotero-datahakemistoon ja tietoturvaohjelma ei estä Zoterolta pääsyä hakemistoon.
Datahakemisto: /Users/ainom/Zotero
Essentially that I have to check if I have the permission to use the library/folder and that a security program is not blocking access to it. I changed laptops from Windows to MacBook, and could use Zotero normally on the Windows-laptop.
2. After copy pasting this into the terminal: /Applications/Zotero.app/Contents/MacOS/zotero -ZoteroDebug
it answers this:
JavaScript error: chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/db.js, line 705: Error: Error(s) encountered during statement execution: attempt to write a readonly database [QUERY: REPLACE INTO settings VALUES ('db', 'integrityCheck', 1)] [PARAMS: ] [ERROR: attempt to write a readonly database]
Missing chrome or resource URL: chrome://zotero/skin/16/white/loading.svg
UNSUPPORTED (log once): POSSIBLE ISSUE: unit 1 GLD_TEXTURE_INDEX_2D is unloadable and bound to sampler type (Float) - using zero texture because texture unloadable
2025-12-08 16:18:25.717 zotero[4780:268687] +[IMKClient subclass]: chose IMKClient_Modern
2025-12-08 16:18:25.717 zotero[4780:268687] +[IMKInputSession subclass]: chose IMKInputSession_Modern
I'm not understanding what the problem is, since I don't think I even have a separate security program on this device.
This can happen when you transfer any data from another computer, and it isn't in any way a problem in Zotero itself.