Upgrade StorageHow do I restore a deleted item?
I accidentally deleted an item while trying to remove it from a collection. The item had been copied into three collections, and I wanted to remove it from one of them. However, when I tried to delete it from one collection, Zotero deleted the item completely from all locations. Is there a way to restore this file?
I am using a large Zotero library for a company that I work for, so the database is all online (not on my local hard drive) and I don't have access to backups. Unfortunately my desktop app was set up with automatic syncing so the item is gone even when I log into Zotero from a web browser. I am surprised that there is no option to undo an action - or maybe there is one, and I just haven't been able to find it?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
I am using a large Zotero library for a company that I work for, so the database is all online (not on my local hard drive) and I don't have access to backups. Unfortunately my desktop app was set up with automatic syncing so the item is gone even when I log into Zotero from a web browser. I am surprised that there is no option to undo an action - or maybe there is one, and I just haven't been able to find it?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
If on Zotero Desktop, you have the same Bin/Trash at the bottom of your collections. You can right-click on an item to Restore to Library.
Both should work unless you have cleared/emptied the bin/trash since the item was sent there.
In the future, the operation on Zotero Desktop to remove an item from a collection (only) is right-click Remove Item From Collection. Or Remove Item from Collection in the top taskbar of the Web Library. Move Item to Bin/Trash removes the item from all collections, as you found.