My Library is empty - my mistake

New Zotero user. I accidentally restored my library and did an online sync. Now both are empty.

I been a user for 2 months so not a lot of data. Looking in my files, I have the following:
zotero.squlite (modified today) smallest size
zotero.sqlite.bak (modified yesterday) largest size
zotero.sqlite.1.bak (modified 3 weeks ago) 2nd largest size
zotero.sqlite-journal 89kb

What steps do I need to take to see if I can go back to yesterday's data?
  • 1. Turn off automatic Sync in the sync tab of the Zotero preferences
    2. Close down Zotero
    2. rename zotero.sqlite to zotero.sqlite.old.bak
    3. reaname zotero.sqlite.bak to zotero.sqlite
    4. Restart Zotero -- make sure you see your library, other wise stop here and come back here to follow-up.
    5. In the preferences under Sync --> Reset choose "Restore to Online Library" and then click "Reset"
    6. Turn automatic sync back on.
  • That worked perfectly!

    Thank you!
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