how to import locally existing collections

nan
I created several collections and stored them in PC.
And by a mistake, I synchrozed it with Server which does not have the latest data.
How can I import the collections from local PC again?

Thanks,

Hyphen
  • dstillman
    I created several collections and stored them in PC.
    "Stored" how? In Zotero, or do you have a backup?

    Before you do anything else, make sure you've backed up your entire Zotero data directory.

    Be sure you've reviewed the Zotero data page, and then please provide a bit more detail about what you did and what the problem is.
  • nan
    Dear Dan,

    thanks for your reply.
    By "stored them in PC" I mean, I created a new directory for my collections istead of automatic directory under programm fiels.

    I can see that my entire folder of the collections are still in D:/, however, I do not know how to open them again in Zetero.btw, I am using Beta version.

    Is this more clear to you?

    Sincerely
    Hyphen
  • dstillman
    I created a new directory for my collections istead of automatic directory under programm fiels.
    But were you using this other directory as a custom data directory location, or was it a backup? If the former and you then merged that data with the Zotero server, that's the data you've overwritten, and you would need to restore from the last backup file in your Zotero data directory, zotero.sqlite.bak, which may still contain your pre-sync data. See the Zotero data page for instructions on how to restore from that—and, again, make sure you have a backup of everything before overwriting or deleting anything.

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