Sync removing items from subcollections

I use Zotero on three different machines (all at v2.0.3) - a win XP laptop, linux (ubuntu) desktop, and the same desktop running win7 (dual-boot).

Recently, syncing has removed all my items from their subcollections. They all appear in the "My Library" view, but not in the individual subcollections.

The problem started when I mistakenly logged in to a computer at work; my items were all deleted when someone else used the machine, and this was then synced. However, I was able to overwrite the server copy from my desktop at home. Subsequent syncs have undone this, however.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated. Am I able to restore them to the subcollections? Is this a function of their having been deleted, synced, and then overwritten?

I am unsure whether it's related to the problems people have had in the past, e.g.:
http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/3615?page=1#Item_5

Thanks.
  • It certainly has nothing to do with that other thread, which was from 2008. We've had no other reports of this, so it's unlikely that it's something that happens in anything close to normal usage. I can't tell you why it happened to you, but whatever your colleague did on the other machine is probably the cause.

    I assume you've verified that the items appear that way on the website as well?
  • The items do appear that way on the website now, yes. Is there any way I can restore from a previous (online) backup? My local backup was overwritten automatically before I realised the changes...
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