Upgrade StorageWord Files no longer Recognised
I recently had to re-image my laptop so I backed up and exported my Zotero library beforehand. Having re-installed everything and imported my library back into firefox I now have a problem.
When I go to add citations to any microsoft word article previously written I get an error box saying that "The item no longer exists in your Zotero Database. Do you want to select a substitute item?. Clicking "No" will delete the field codes for citations containing this item, preserving the citation text but deleting it from your bibliography" This happens the whole way through the aritcle if I press "NO" and my Bibliography ends up empty even though the items are in my library.
I am submitting a thesis in a few days and really havent got the time to research the citations again.
Thanks,
Jamie
When I go to add citations to any microsoft word article previously written I get an error box saying that "The item no longer exists in your Zotero Database. Do you want to select a substitute item?. Clicking "No" will delete the field codes for citations containing this item, preserving the citation text but deleting it from your bibliography" This happens the whole way through the aritcle if I press "NO" and my Bibliography ends up empty even though the items are in my library.
I am submitting a thesis in a few days and really havent got the time to research the citations again.
Thanks,
Jamie
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Just exporting (e.g. using rdf) is not a recommended back up procedure, since, among other things, it breaks the connection between your library and your documents.
Here is another thread on this: http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/20159/item-does-not-exist-in-your-zotero-database/#Item_6
http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data#backing_up_your_zotero_library
Unless you have a back-up of your old harddisk with the Zotero database on it, there is nothing you can do except to re-select the appropriate citations, one by one, sorry.
edit: sorry for the double-up. Didn't see arggem had already replies.
Is there anything I can do from here?