Getting multiple copies of items when I sync
I just upgraded zotero from v1. to v2.0.3. I have a library of around 12Mb organised in a dozen or so collections, with very few actual file attachments (just links to pdfs which I store on a memory card).
All appeared to go well until I hit sync, at which point zotero spontaneously generated 3-6 duplicate copies of everything in my library. It does appear to be syncing, but of course it syncs multiple copies of everything.
I have read many previous posts on this topic from earlier versions, and so far I have:
- checked that I have only one zotero library
- checked that I have only one firefox profile
- turned auto-sync off and specified single-direction syncing only
- uninstalled zotero completely, deleted all associated zotero files and folders on my computer, and reinstalled from scratch (copying across only the zotero.sqlite database from the backup copy I made before upgrading)
I've tried all the above both on my main computer (EeePC running Ubuntu with Firefox 3.5.8) and my spare computer (Mac iBook running OS10.4.11 with Firefox 3.5.7)
I really don't understand why it is doing this - please help!
All appeared to go well until I hit sync, at which point zotero spontaneously generated 3-6 duplicate copies of everything in my library. It does appear to be syncing, but of course it syncs multiple copies of everything.
I have read many previous posts on this topic from earlier versions, and so far I have:
- checked that I have only one zotero library
- checked that I have only one firefox profile
- turned auto-sync off and specified single-direction syncing only
- uninstalled zotero completely, deleted all associated zotero files and folders on my computer, and reinstalled from scratch (copying across only the zotero.sqlite database from the backup copy I made before upgrading)
I've tried all the above both on my main computer (EeePC running Ubuntu with Firefox 3.5.8) and my spare computer (Mac iBook running OS10.4.11 with Firefox 3.5.7)
I really don't understand why it is doing this - please help!
Reproduce the state you want locally, with auto-sync and attachment links verified, and then perform a Restore to Server. If you have data on other computers, perform a Restore from Server on those (again, with auto-sync off before triggering a sync). You need to restore both zotero.sqlite and 'storage' (replacing what's there) or else you'll lose attachment links after re-upgrading.
I'm only currently using zotero on one computer, I only tried it out on my old Mac to see if it was an Ubuntu-specifric problem, and have now uninstalled zotero and deleted all associated files on it, so I don't see how it can be a problem caused by two computers.
I purged the online storage and set the sync as 'restore to server', so I don't see how it can be a problem with interaction between local and remote databases.
On my main computer I uninstalled, deleted all associated files and folders, reinstalled, and restored my local database from the backup I made before upgrading. When I loaded up Firefox it chugged a bit while it converted it to v2 format, then everything looked fine and was exactly how I wanted it. And then I hit sync (restore to server, which had been purged) and the duplicating started again.
Sorry, but I just don't understand how, having done all the things you said, there can still be extra libraries, and if so, how I find them and what I do about them.
All seems to work now. Thanks very much for your help!