database corrupted - backup is corrupted too - please help!

aleemsiddiqui

Hi,

I was keeping my zotero database on my mac laptop, and frequently remotely accessing the database over the network form a different computer, a windows machine.

I made the mistake of having two firefoxes open on two differnet computers one mac one windows accessing the same database on the mac. Now my zotero.sqlite is corrupted also the backup is corrupted. To make maters worse, I never could get the syncing to the web to work either. Now I'm in a situation where all the work I have done since June is messed up. I still have the zotero storage directories in my database.

How can I fix my zotero.sqlite file? Please help!

Thanks,

Aleem

dstillman

Use the DB Repair Tool. Beyond that it's unlikely that we can help you.

ajlyon

If you have recently updated Zotero, it's possible that there is a zotero.sqlite.bak file newer than June in your Zotero data directory.

aleemsiddiqui

Hi,

Thanks, DB Repair Tool has worked for me. From now on
I'll just use zoterro on the local computer to avoid corruption.

Thanks,

Aleem