Error message when opening Zotero

Hello,

The following error comes up when I try to open Zotero as the desktop app. I tried restarting my computer, but the error message is still there. I also tried checking for updates, but it says there are no updates available. I have a Dell laptop with Microsoft Windows 11 Home.

"There was an error starting Zotero.

You can report this problem in the Zotero Forums.

Error(s) encountered during statement execution: no such column: L.clientVersion [QUERY: SELECT L.libraryID, L.type AS _libraryType, L.editable AS _libraryEditable, L.filesEditable AS _libraryFilesEditable, L.version AS _libraryVersion, L.clientVersion AS _libraryClientVersion, L.storageVersion AS _libraryStorageVersion, L.lastSync AS _libraryLastSync, L.archived AS _libraryArchived, L.isAdmin AS _libraryIsAdmin, (SELECT COUNT(*)>0 FROM collections C WHERE C.libraryID=L.libraryID) AS hasCollections, (SELECT COUNT(*)>0 FROM savedSearches S WHERE S.libraryID=L.libraryID) AS hasSearches FROM libraries L WHERE type NOT IN (?,?)] [PARAMS: "feed", "group"] [ERROR: no such column: L.clientVersion]

Zotero.DBConnection.prototype.queryAsync@chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/db.js:715:22"

Any ideas? Thanks!

Erin
  • dstillman Zotero Team
    edited yesterday at 6:12pm
    What Zotero version do you have? https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/zotero_version

    Can you go to your Zotero data directory and email a screenshot of the files in the data directory, along with logs/upgrade.log, to support@zotero.org with a link to this thread?

    Is your data directory in the default location ("Zotero" in your home folder)?
  • edited yesterday at 9:17pm
    Thanks for the reply!

    - I'm not totally sure which Zotero version I have since I can't access the Help menu as it says to do in the link provided. But I'm guessing Zotero 5.0 since that version history comes up when I click on the 'changelog' link. Also if I right click on the Zotero icon in my taskbar, it says Zotero (5).
    - I've emailed two screenshots to the support email.
    - I believe the data directory is in the default location (C:/Users/JSGS Research/Zotero, where JSGS Research is the User Name).
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