Advanced Search not available

Miss Grimke · 2026-06-15T13:42:20+00:00

The quick search dropdown does not access advanced search. It only finds Titles and Authors, not tags or abstracts or notes. I have run ZoteroDebug and restarted a few times.
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dstillman · 2026-06-15T13:42:48+00:00

That's the web library, not the desktop app. All documentation on this site is about the desktop app.

https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/web_vs_desktop

Miss Grimke · 2026-06-15T14:53:49+00:00

I (re) installed the desktop ap, is a newer version. Now I have the desktop app but my vast web library is not in it. I can find my web library intact but the desktop app is very rudimentary. This is what the desktop app looks like when installed:
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dstillman · 2026-06-15T14:54:50+00:00

You need to set up syncing. Click the Sync button in the top right.