Lost folder!!

ftv88

When I logged into my computer today I had out of a sudden lost one of my folders with a few thousands of references with PDF's, notes and tags.

How can I restore this folder?
Last time I used it was yesterday and none have used my computer since then. How can this happen and how do I restore it??

ftv88

Ok I managed to rename the zotero square bak1 file to square and backup the lost data.

However, often an error shows up "zotero is corrupted". What can I do about that?

dstillman

Run your database through the DB Repair Tool.

ftv88

Max 100mb, mine is just above 100 when I zip it :/

ftv88

Ah no I managed to get it to under 100 :)

ftv88

Nothing happened. I downloaded the sqlite3 and tried the manual steps but nothing happens when I write the code in CMD. What can I do?

ftv88

Report id: 1048310318
If that is to any help

adamsmith

what do you mean by nothing happened wrt the online repair tool?

ftv88

I browse the file, click upload and then wait forever. Nothing happens.

ftv88

Now I just get this error:
"The Zotero database cannot be opened. Make sure you have read and write permissions for all files in the Zotero data directory."

adamsmith

Have you checked the file permissions for the data folder?