Items and PDFs not showing, only the collection tree is visible

23pwzhang · 2026-11-04T15:06:54+00:00

When I open Zotero, the left-hand collections pane loads and displays all my collections correctly. However, the middle items pane stays blank and the right-hand PDF reader pane does not appear at all.

dstillman · 2026-11-04T15:07:00+00:00

Restart in Troubleshooting Mode (Help → "Restart in Troubleshooting Mode…”), which temporarily disables all plugins. If that fixes it, you'll need to identify the plugin that's causing it and then report the problem to the plugin's developer.