Help Recovering My Zotero Library/Data
I want to start by saying that while not super tech savy, I will do my best to relate the issue I am having. I have been using Zotero since about 2018 as part of my graduate level. I used it with no issues through my dissertation on my computer. After taking some time off (I last used it in April 2021), I went into my app today to look at some articles only to find my entire Library (and every piece I had in it) completely gone. I thought I had been logged in but now I am not sure if I was or not. I have attempted to follow previous posts about recovering data but am having difficulty with it.
Here is what I have so far. I have been unable to find a zotero.sqlite larger than 1.1-5.1MB. I do have a storage folder that seems to have a number of my files (though I do not think all of them) and is roughly 1.38 GB. I can't seem to find a backup on my computer, though I do have a Zotero RDF from January of 2021 (22KB) but Zotero is unable to open it. I attempted to use the online validator suggested in another post (http://www.w3.org/RDF/Validator/) but kept receiving error messages which may be due to the fact that I don't understand how it works. Would anybody be able to assist me in figuring out how to recover what I can?
Here is what I have so far. I have been unable to find a zotero.sqlite larger than 1.1-5.1MB. I do have a storage folder that seems to have a number of my files (though I do not think all of them) and is roughly 1.38 GB. I can't seem to find a backup on my computer, though I do have a Zotero RDF from January of 2021 (22KB) but Zotero is unable to open it. I attempted to use the online validator suggested in another post (http://www.w3.org/RDF/Validator/) but kept receiving error messages which may be due to the fact that I don't understand how it works. Would anybody be able to assist me in figuring out how to recover what I can?
Also, when you click on "Web Library" at the top of this page, do you see anything in the library?
Unfortunately, I thought I was logged into this account on the computer that I was using Zotero on, but none of the documents I had used during the 2018-2021 time period are in the Web Library, only things from 2014-2016.
Any chance you have a back-up of that folder?
I think the only scenario where we've seen this is where some disk-cleaning software has removed the zotero.sqlite database.
Do you have a document that cites all these items?
If you open the Zotero RDF file with a text editor (like notepad or text edit) could you copy the first ~15 lines here?
I looked back at the RDF and now think that it might have been for an individual source rather than the whole library. Sorry for the confusion on that, I have very little background with the coding/backup files side of things!