Recovering library from online file

utz.ryan
My wonderful computer decided to reset everything over the weekend and when I started it today it was like it just came out of the box... oh how I love Windows.

So this included my Zotero add-in, which I had to reinstall. Fortunately, my library was fully intact on my account and I can see everything that was once there. But I can't for the life of me figure out how to dump my library from online into my newly installed Zotero add-in on Firefox. I figured this would be a glaringly easy-to-find button. Nope. It's eluding me. Please help!
  • arggem
    edited May 9, 2011
    What do you mean "reset everything"? Did it erase your hard drive? Are your data still intact or did you lose files etc?

    If your hard drive is intact and some programs just got messed up, your library should still be there.

    Did you customize the data directory for zotero? If so, you will need to point Zotero to it again, because a new install assumes the default location. Check out the info on this page: http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data

    But if your hard drive really was hosed, you might need to restore from a backup (online or otherwise).

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