Import a zotero rfc to Fx5.0 crashes Fox

trebly
Hi,

I have to migrate a Zotero DB from WinXPsp3 to Win7Pro.
I choose export import in zotero.rfc format, I got :
- an rfc of 3Mo
- data with 3Go

the imports seams terribly long (processor CoreI7 2630QN and 8Go memory) and near 20% progress crashes FireFox

Nota : during the first import the AV has found a trojan and put a little html file into
"quarantine", may be this generates the crash (incoherency not managed ?)

Best regards

Trebly

Do somebody have a any solution
  • RintzeRintze
    Don't use import/export for migration. The easiest way is to copy your Zotero data directory to your new installation.

    See backup and restoring instructions at http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data#backing_up_your_zotero_library
  • trebly
    edited July 2, 2011
    Hi,

    OK done. Before I had just replaced the DB.
    But this time as some data were already stored into the DB of the new installation, I had decided to use import export.

    Finally I export the existing little DB and after pointing to the new one, generated by copy on lan, I import the existing data saved as zotero.rfc file with his data.

    But, they are farther some questions :
    This problem, this need, will occurs when two large Zotero DB must be merged.

    1- what are the limits of import-export ?
    2- Why do we crash ?

    How we must see these problems ?

    Thank's

    Best regards

    Trebly

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