Help!!! Deletion By Mistake!!

HSYY

Hello Everyone,

I am new to ZOTERO.
Today, due to some reason, I stupidly deleted all my data on the cloud and emptied the trash!!!

Luckily, I have copied the 'storage' folder before the deletion and I am wondering if I can recover my data using the 'storage' folder?

It seems that directly replacing the old empty 'storage' folder with the full 'storage' folder didn't help.

Did anyone know how to fix this problem?

It was really urgent! Thanks a lot!

dstillman

The 'storage' folder on its own doesn't contain your data. Do you have a backup of your entire Zotero data directory (the folder containing 'storage')? If so, see Restoring Your Zotero Data From a Backup and Overwriting Synced Changes.

HSYY

Thank you for replying in time!

I did have a backup of the entire Zotero data directory.
Following the guidelines, my problem has been sucessfully fixed.

It really helps me a lot!