Corrupted database cannot be fixed by Data base repair tool

hmorzaria
I am running Zotero Standalone, I started getting a corrupted database message a couple of days ago. I replaced the sqlite file with an older backup (from 20 days ago) - to make sure I eliminated the error. I created and imported an rdf for the citations created in that time period.
I still got the corrupted error message.

I ran the Database repair utility and the new database is still corrupted. Zotero keeps restarting.

Any suggestions of what I could try next? could it be a recent reference is causing the error? is my only option to export all the references as RDF and recreate my database (but I would lose all my folders?).

I appreciate any help!

Thanks
  • dstillman
    Unless there's a problem with your hard drive, it's not really possible for the new database to be corrupted if you followed the steps correctly.

    When you download the repaired file, if there's a zotero.sqlite.is.corrupt file in the Zotero data directory, delete it.

    When you upload the supposedly corrupted database to the repair tool, does the repair tool say that the file was corrupted?
    I ran the Database repair utility and the new database is still corrupted. Zotero keeps restarting.
    What's happening, exactly?
  • hmorzaria
    edited August 14, 2013
    Hi, I had not deleted the corrupted zoter.sqlite. Once I did it started working with no errors.

    Thank you!
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