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cookie_86
Sorry if this has been covered before but If there is a similar thread I couldn't find it.

I am running Zotero (1.0.10) in Firefox (3.0) on a mac. After updating to zotero 1.0.10 I can not access my library. When I set the custom location to my library Zotero restarts firefox, once restarted Zotero shows none for my library.

If I look through the Zotero settings Zotero has reset the library location to the default location.

Has anyone had a similar problem or know how to fix it?

Thanks
  • cookie_86
    If it helps this is the error message from Zotero:

    [JavaScript Error: "ath_checkForCookie is not defined" {file: "chrome://athens/content/athens.js" line: 24}]
  • noksagt
    When you upgrade, your settings should be retained. When you open Zotero after an upgrade, you should therefore see your database.

    If you then customize the location of the Zotero data directory, Zotero will not move/copy your old files for you: you must close firefox, copy your old zotero directory to the new location, and restart firefox.

    That error is not Zotero-related.
  • cookie_86
    Thanks noksagt I can now see my database, just not in the right place.

    After the upgrade I could not see my database. By copying my old data base to the default location I can see my database, but I can not set the database to a custom location.

    I use my database on two different computers so have the database location set to an external hard drive. I have copied the database (now that I can see it) from the default location to a custom location. When I tell zotero to use this location it restarts firefox and then loads back up from the default location.

    Any thoughts?
  • cookie_86
    Sorry to all. The problem was caused by a corrupted preferences file in Firefox. Totally un-Zotero related.

    Thanks for the help though

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