Invalid username or password

freya11223344 · July 4, 2026

Hi;
After using Juris-M over four years, I now tried creating a zotero-account to sync my data between devices. I just got the verification that my my e-mail is confirmed and all, but after trying to enter my password and username in both the sync-settings of my old and new device, I got the notification that either my username or password is invalid (needles to say that I entered both multiple times, so they can't be wrong). Please help

dstillman · July 4, 2026

For security reasons, only current versions of Zotero are able to log in for syncing, except immediately after a successful password reset.

freya11223344 · July 5, 2026

So, just to be sure, I currently have a zotero account that isn't linked to my juris-M library. If I understood it correctly, to first link my account to my library, I have to either click on "forgot password" to create a new password, or update my current juris-M version, right?
To the first option; I am confused bevause the error pop-up after entering my login data appeared both on my old laptop (using Juris-M) and the new one (using Jurism). I believe the latter is the current version of the program, so why doesn't it work either way?
And to the second option; How do I update my current Juris-M version, while making sure that nothing of my library data and notes is lost in the process. Since I never linked a zotero account to my collected data, I fear losing everything after updating the program...
Sorry that this got so long.

dstillman · July 5, 2026

Jurism is no longer maintained — there's no version that allows you to set up syncing normally. The reset-password workaround would be the only option.

freya11223344 · July 5, 2026

Okay, thank you.
Out of curiosity, would it be possible to sync between my juris-M database on my old laptop and Zotero on my new laptop? Basically, a cross-program sync?

dstillman · July 5, 2026

We can only vouch for Zotero, our own software. But as I say, you can still set up syncing in old versions of Zotero (or forks of old versions of Zotero) — on any computer — by resetting the password immediately before.