Zotero 7 has no access to synology nas d218+

ZeteroJS
The new version cannot access my server (Synology NAS D218+) where the Zotero files are stored. The old Zotero 6 has no problem.
I first saved the files locally as a test and started the new Zotero without any problems. Then I re-entered the server in the settings and again could not access it. However, since I need central storage, therefore the new version is unusable for me.
I work with a macmini.
Does anyone have any ideas about what I could do? Thank you for your help.
  • dstillman
    What do you mean by "cannot access"?

    Can you provide a Debug ID for a Verify Server attempt that fails?
  • ZeteroJS
    edited 4 days ago
    I have got this message from debug mode, if I start Zotero 7:

    JavaScript Error: "Could not open connection to /Volumes/Werkstatt/Zotero/zotero.sqlite: 2153971714" {file: "resource://gre/modules/Sqlite.sys.mjs" line: 1336}]

    [JavaScript Error: "[Exception... "Could not open connection to /Volumes/Werkstatt/Zotero/zotero.sqlite: 2153971714" nsresult: "0x80630002 (NS_ERROR_STORAGE_IOERR)" location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/Sqlite.sys.mjs :: openConnection/</< :: line 1336" data: no]"]
    openConnection/</<@resource://gre/modules/Sqlite.sys.mjs:1336:23

    appName => Zotero, version => 7.0.29 (ARM64), os => macOS 13.7.8, locale => de, extensions =>

    and this message, if I start Zotero 7:

    https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u18907127/0080mp75gae82e1q80x0.png

  • dstillman
    Oh, you mean you're storing the data directory there. See https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/500418/#Comment_500418
  • ZeteroJS
    Thanks for letting me know. I understand that it's a problem with the sql-lite version. Since Zotero 6 works without any problems, I'll wait and see if it works in one of the next 7 versions.
  • aborel
    It's not really a problem of version, it's a problem with SQLite in general - some versions are just more likely to break earlier.
    You should simply not have your main Zotero directory on a remote drive. What you can do with more confidence is keep your PDFs there as linked files https://www.zotero.org/support/attaching_files#linked_files
  • ZeteroJS
    Thanks for pointing that out. However, if I keep the main Zotero directory locally, I have to synchronize the entries via the Zotero servers. That's exactly what I don't want. Until now, all access has been via the local network. If the newer versions of sql-lite are even more unstable than the older ones, perhaps it would be best not to use them. "Never touch a running system"
  • aborel
    edited 4 days ago
    ... except you were already at risk with the old version. The "my database has been corrupted in a network drive" topic is recurrent, see for example https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/406260#Comment_406260

    It can take time, sometimes years, before a problem occurs (SQLite is not so fragile in many cases) but most stories start with "it was running fine until now".
  • ZeteroJS
    "it was running fine until now"...Oh yes, I've had the database corrupt twice, but I was able to rebuild it using the Zotero tool. And I make a backup every day (yes, really).
  • aborel
    Commitment and responsible risk management, I respect that :-)
  • ZeteroJS
    Thank you :-)
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