Empty desktop library

Hello,

I am new to Zotero and am using macOS High Sierra (10.13.6).

A few days ago I installed the desktop version of Zotero. I added a number of PDFs from my files, and I added tags and notes. I later quit Zotero.

Today, I opened Zotero expecting to continue where I left off, only to find that my library was empty. I'm hesitant to re-import my PDF files in case this happens again..

Does anyone have any tips for what went wrong?

Thank you.
  • If you open your Zotero data directory, what are the filenames, sizes, and timestamps of all the zotero.sqlite* files?

    If you look in the 'storage' directory, do you see subfolders with modification times corresponding to your usage of Zotero from a few days ago, or is it empty?
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