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• I found a complete version of the zotero.sqlite file on Google drive and copied that into the c drive folder after deleting the empty version. My files are back! Thanks.

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• Thanks, let me give this a try. I'll report either success or failure.

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• File path C:\Users\ngough\Zotero file size zotero.sqlite 904 KB sqlite.1.bak 30,088 KB sqlite.uu.bak 30,348 KB sqlite.bak 30,296 KB sqlite-journal 89 KB

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• I don't understand which file is the "data directory".

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• zoter.sqlite-journal 1/5/2018 zotero.sqlite 1/5/2018 zotero.sqlite.77.bak 11/16/2017 zotero.sqlite.1.bak 12/7/2017 zotero.sqlite.bak 12/20.2017 zotero(1).sqlite 10/24/2017 Yes the storage folder with the subfolders and files is there and the folder…

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• the default C:\Users\ngough\Zotero

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• OK, I have Zotero open, but my library is missing.

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• Could it be related to installing the Chrome extension? That seems to be when the problem started. Chrome seems to be putting the files somewhere different than where I was storing the files before.

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• There was an error starting Zotero. Error: Could not open connection to H:\FDrive\Nancy\Google Drive\Gough Scientific Communication Services\BioSerendipity\Articles\Zotero\zotero.sqlite: 2153971714 openConnection/

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• If it is helpful, the program appeared to be working fine earlier this week. The problem arose yesterday. The program worked on January 3.

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• I can access many other files on the same drive in the same folder containing Zotero.

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• I have also tried manually opening the file that Zotero says it cannot access using Zotero and I get the same error. I don't seem to be able to make any choices. The software just closes without letting me try to tell it a different place to look fo…

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• I am now using Google sync so Google is backing up my entire drive. This is not a network drive. I tried moving the entire zotero folder to the C drive and uninstalling and reinstalling and I get the same error.

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 5, 2018
• I keep getting this error: Please help. Error: Could not open connection to H:\FDrive\Nancy\Google Drive\Gough Scientific Communication Services\BioSerendipity\Articles\Zotero\zotero.sqlite: 2153971714 openConnection/

  in Could not open connection to zotero.sqlite Comment by ngough January 4, 2018