Manually removing plugins

sdflewrit783
I tried installing raw versions of Zutilo and DOI Manager and see errors in the console.

How can one remove all traces of plugins by hand? Nothing is visible in the UI but the errors suggest some bits are remaining.

Thanks
  • adamsmith
    Shouldn't be necessary, but you can manually delete the relevant .xpi's files in the extensions folder in your Zotero profile folder
    They'd look like this, e.g.
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u2433/sibiigxslqk6ygqxfpnv.png
  • sdflewrit783
    I am asking because I am getting this error but the plugin I am installing seems to have no such lines in the js code. I found and deleted a folder there related to DOI Manager but the effect is the same. Any other place things can be hiding in?

    https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u84240/t0mghncdzsp120g4vu1r.png
  • dstillman
    edited August 11, 2024
    What do you mean by "Nothing is visible in the UI"? Any installed plugins should show in Tools → Plugins, and you can uninstall them from there.
  • sdflewrit783
    edited August 11, 2024
    I understand that they should, but they did not. Probably because they were not fully finished, this is beyond my understanding. This referred to Zutilo. I have reinstalled Zotero, and those errors are gone. Previously I could see nothing in the UI but relevant errors in the console.

    But the problem with DOI Manager remains.
  • sdflewrit783
    Also, is there a way to know what generates those errors?

    I have two plugins now, DOI Manager and Zotero Preview...

    https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u84240/9789qcgvq6f5thyaj40t.png
  • sdflewrit783
    edited August 11, 2024
    I think this is the plugin, actually, int eh case of DOI Manager, or so it seems...
  • dstillman
    edited August 11, 2024
    I don't really know what you're saying here.

    If a plugin isn't showing up in Tools → Plugins after you've installed it, that would be a Zotero bug, and we'd want to see a screenshot of that.

    If there's a problem with a plugin, you'll need to contact the plugin developer for help.

    You don't need to keep posting screenshots of the Error Console. We only ever want a Report ID.
  • sdflewrit783
    This is a new installation on top of Z6 on a different computer. Do these errors look OK to you? ID: D344701120
  • dstillman
    edited August 12, 2024
    I can’t help you if you don’t respond to what I say. I still have no idea what you’re talking about in this thread.

    You have no extensions installed in that debug log.
  • sdflewrit783
    edited August 12, 2024
    Well, I have been working to resolve issues with three plugins: Zotero Preview, Zutilo, and DOI Manager. The first seems fine, the other two are in the works by the developers, so we can put that aside.

    My last message checks whether the errors shown below are expected and should be ignored.

    My suspision is that addon.xpi refers to my attempt to install Zutilo from GitHub.

    There is nothing listed in Plugins.

    https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u84240/mitee5u5055q37xvbk8m.png

    Oh, and I presumed that the log would have the same info as I see in the error console, not sure how I can view it now to compare.
  • dstillman
    edited August 12, 2024
    You do not have any plugins installed. Messages in the console are for developers — you shouldn't try to interpret them.
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