Lost data after formatting computer

dstillman

This discussion was created from comments split from: error report 767826871.

Johnsonmurage

I formatted my comp and reinstalled windows 10. I downloaded Zotero but I lost all my data except for four files. is there a way I can retrieve the rest of the data. It is very urgent as it is for my current research. Kindly assist.

dstillman

(Please start new threads for new issues — the thread you posted to is completely unrelated to your question.)

If you erased your disk and weren't previously syncing your Zotero data, which it appears you weren't, you'd need to restore from a backup:

https://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data#restoring_your_zotero_library_from_a_backup1