Impossible to export documents anymore

I cannot anymore export items (to BibLaTeX file, or BibTeX, or Zotero RDF, ...)

I recently delete my zotero folder (.mozilla/xxx/zotero) in order to solve another issue. This problem opens after this action. I assume zotero didn't recreate some important files.

I have this log when exporting :

[JavaScript Error: "Permission denied to pass object to chrome" {file: "/home/pierre/.mozilla/firefox/3v5u6sx8.default/zotero/translators/BibLaTeX.js" line: 281}]
[JavaScript Error: "this.editor is null" {file: "chrome://browser/content/urlbarBindings.xml" line: 176}]
[JavaScript Error: "this.editor is null" {file: "chrome://browser/content/urlbarBindings.xml" line: 176}]
[JavaScript Error: "Permission denied to pass object to chrome" {file: "/home/pierre/.mozilla/firefox/3v5u6sx8.default/zotero/translators/BibLaTeX.js" line: 281}]
[JavaScript Error: "updateButton is null" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/preferences/preferences_search.js" line: 152}]
[JavaScript Error: "Permission denied to pass object to chrome" {file: "/home/pierre/.mozilla/firefox/3v5u6sx8.default/zotero/translators/BibLaTeX.js" line: 281}]
[JavaScript Error: "Permission denied to pass object to chrome" {file: "/home/pierre/.mozilla/firefox/3v5u6sx8.default/zotero/translators/BibLaTeX.js" line: 281}]
[JavaScript Error: "Permission denied to pass object to chrome" {file: "/home/pierre/.mozilla/firefox/3v5u6sx8.default/zotero/translators/BibLaTeX.js" line: 281}]
[JavaScript Error: "Permission denied to pass object to chrome" {file: "/home/pierre/.mozilla/firefox/3v5u6sx8.default/zotero/translators/BibLaTeX.js" line: 281}]
1413968635057 addons.update-checker WARN Update manifest for autozotbib@rtwilson.com did not contain an updates property
1413968635770 addons.update-checker WARN Update manifest for {972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd} did not contain an updates property
1413968635787 addons.update-checker WARN Update manifest for langpack-fr@iceweasel.mozilla.org did not contain an updates property
[JavaScript Error: "Permission denied to pass object to chrome" {file: "/home/pierre/.mozilla/firefox/3v5u6sx8.default/zotero/translators/BibTeX.js" line: 897}]
[JavaScript Error: "Permission denied to pass object to chrome" {file: "/home/pierre/.mozilla/firefox/3v5u6sx8.default/zotero/translators/Zotero RDF.js" line: 237}]

version => 4.0.22.SOURCE, platform => Linux x86_64, oscpu => Linux x86_64, locale => en-US, appName => Iceweasel, appVersion => 33.0, extensions => ZotFile (3.1, extension), Dictionnaires français (5.2, dictionary), BetterPrivacy (1.68, extension), Adblock Edge (2.1.5, extension), Français Language Pack (33.0, locale), Automatic Zotero to BibTeX exporter (0.51, extension), Codec vidéo OpenH264 fourni par Cisco Systems, Inc. (1.1, plugin), Shockwave Flash (11.2.202.406, plugin), VLC Web Plugin (, plugin, disabled), Google Talk Plugin Video Accelerator (, plugin, disabled), Google Talk Plugin (, plugin, disabled), Google Talk Plugin Video Renderer (, plugin, disabled)

What Can I do to fix it?
  • Where did you install that Zotero from? 4.0.22.SOURCE is not an official release (and is not up to date anyway). Install Zotero from https://www.zotero.org/download/ and see if the issue persists.
  • I installed zotero from a debian package (xul-ext-zotero) but it was obviously a bad idea. I did what you recommended (install zotero from the official website) and everything is back to normal.

    Thanks for your help.
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