Data directory could not be found error after installation
I've helped two different people install Zotero standalone in the last week and have had the same error message twice after installations - data directory could not be located. These were students who had never used Zotero before.
Both times Zotero appeared to install fine, but on opening it would not find the data directory. This also seemed to cause problems when exporting RIS and BibText files straight into Zotero.
The happened on a mac (using safari) and a windows laptop.
Does anyone know what the problem might be and how to manually fix it?
Both times Zotero appeared to install fine, but on opening it would not find the data directory. This also seemed to cause problems when exporting RIS and BibText files straight into Zotero.
The happened on a mac (using safari) and a windows laptop.
Does anyone know what the problem might be and how to manually fix it?
Perhaps this is due to the new installation and not yet having a user logged in to sync? Selecting Use Default Location allows you to open Zotero; after logging in, it works just fine.