Upgrade StorageLost citations follwoing sync
Hi,
Last night I spent hours creating a collection that had all the references for a grant application. This morning I discovered on my work computer that following the sync, only half the references are in the collection.
I checked the laptop that I created the collections on, and was not quick enough to stop it syncing. Same thing I've only got half the references in the collection. Also, the additional reference I had to go and get are not their either.
Fortunatley I did transfer the reference list onto a openoffice file. Also proves that I wans't dreaming - I have proof the references were in the library.
This is awful, to spend 3 hours creating a reference list and then have it junked by Zotero. I am now much more nervous about using Zotero, I simply cannot afford for this to happen. Why didn't the program check with me before deleting reference from the colection or the library?
Does anyone know if I can restore my files?
Last night I spent hours creating a collection that had all the references for a grant application. This morning I discovered on my work computer that following the sync, only half the references are in the collection.
I checked the laptop that I created the collections on, and was not quick enough to stop it syncing. Same thing I've only got half the references in the collection. Also, the additional reference I had to go and get are not their either.
Fortunatley I did transfer the reference list onto a openoffice file. Also proves that I wans't dreaming - I have proof the references were in the library.
This is awful, to spend 3 hours creating a reference list and then have it junked by Zotero. I am now much more nervous about using Zotero, I simply cannot afford for this to happen. Why didn't the program check with me before deleting reference from the colection or the library?
Does anyone know if I can restore my files?
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well if selecting the library reveals everything - ie there is no way of hiding or masking some refereces - then I'm absolutely sure it is not there.
I am also absolutely sure that it was in the library last night. I remember having to search the web for the reference to a book and importing it, and the book is in the libreoffice file I saved last night.
It is as though everything entered after a certain time last night is no longer retained in the collection or the library.
I have no idea how this happened. I finished collecting the list, exported it and shut down the computer.
What exactly is your set-up?
I guess that could create problems with syncing!
The last previous version of zotero.sqlit saved by dropbox was 10 pm last night, but I was working till 11. I guess neither dropbox or zotero synced the changes before I shut down? But surely the dropbox files would be saved ... i don't know.
Perhaps there could be a warning in the preferences folder where this change is made.
I guess the reason I originally did it was because I was running out of space on the Zotero server. I have paid up now so dropbox isn't even necessary. Would be great if it was possible to stop some content from being synced.
I obviously have a lot of versions of files because of the conflicts between the laptop and work computer on the sqlite files. Do you know if I can just keep that latest versions of:
zotero.sqlite-journal
zotero.sqlite
zotero.sqlite.bak
Plus the folders: translate, storage, styles, and locate
And ditch the rest?
Once you're running on the hard drive, you should also check your database integrity from the Advanced pane of the Zotero preferences.