Initial start up

warguelles
There's a plugin that's causing a delay when Zotero starts up for the first time (about 25–30 seconds). I need to figure out which plugin it is, but it's difficult because I have to shut down the computer so that Zotero starts up as if it were the first time.

I know that Zotero scans the database the first time it starts up... but how can I force it to start up as if it were the first time, so I can identify the plugin causing the delay?
  • dstillman Zotero Team
    I'm not sure what you mean by "the first time"? You can quit Zotero completely and start it up for a fresh start. You don't need to restart your computer.
  • warguelles
    Thank you for your answer. It will be better to explain the problem, and maybe you can help me. Right now, I’m not sure if it is a plugin or Zotero. The problem I am seeing is that if I launch Zotero (with all plugins enabled) when I turn on my computer, the program takes about 34 seconds to display the entire library.

    If, at that moment, I close the program and restart it a few seconds later, there is no delay (with all plugins enabled). This also happens if I disable all plugins and then enable them one by one while restarting the program, as you indicated.

    Then I decided to restart the PC, and launched the program “from scratch,” and after 30–34 seconds, I get Report ID: 667143271. Then, when I restart Zotero (there is no delay to disply the Library), I get this other Report ID: 556024834.

    In the first Report ID ("fresh" start), I thought there might be an issue with the last item I added, but I didn’t notice anything unusual—other than the "Pages" field being missing, and I filled it.

    Any idea?
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