Upgrade StorageFirefox Reset has disappeared my Zotero files
Hello, I recently ran into some problems with my Firefox browser. After browsing on their troubleshooting page, I decided to "reset" the browser. This solved the problem, but unfortunately I forgot to sync my Zotero docs before doing so (my last sync was in June)
When I restarted Firefox, the Zotero program was no longer there. I reinstalled Zotero onto the browser, but it's starting me from scratch.
I know I should have synced my files.. it was very foolish of me.. but still, these files must be SOMEWHERE on my hard drive, right? I didn't delete anything. Is there any way for me to recover the data?
Firefox automatically created a folder titled "Old Firefox Data." In that folder is another folder titled "zotero." Within that folder there are four folders titled locate; storage; styles; translators. Within those folders I can't really understand what I'm looking at.
Is there anything I can do? Is the data really lost?
When I restarted Firefox, the Zotero program was no longer there. I reinstalled Zotero onto the browser, but it's starting me from scratch.
I know I should have synced my files.. it was very foolish of me.. but still, these files must be SOMEWHERE on my hard drive, right? I didn't delete anything. Is there any way for me to recover the data?
Firefox automatically created a folder titled "Old Firefox Data." In that folder is another folder titled "zotero." Within that folder there are four folders titled locate; storage; styles; translators. Within those folders I can't really understand what I'm looking at.
Is there anything I can do? Is the data really lost?
In any case, yes, zotero.sqlite.bak will do the trick, as long as you rename it to zotero.sqlite.
https://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data#restoring_your_zotero_library_from_a_backup1
Definitely a wake-up call to be more careful about backing up my stuff