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kb:corrupted_database [2020/06/15 18:34] dstillmankb:corrupted_database [2020/09/25 03:19] dstillman
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 Database corruption generally occurs when the data directory is placed in a cloud storage folder or on a network drive. If you've moved your data directory to one of those places, you should move it back to the default location. You should [[data_directory_in_cloud_storage_folder|never store the data directory in cloud storage]]. (The same applies to any database-backed program.) Database corruption generally occurs when the data directory is placed in a cloud storage folder or on a network drive. If you've moved your data directory to one of those places, you should move it back to the default location. You should [[data_directory_in_cloud_storage_folder|never store the data directory in cloud storage]]. (The same applies to any database-backed program.)
  
-If the database was in cloud storage or you have a local backup, you can try to restore from an earlier version of zotero.sqlite, including one of the [[:zotero_data#restoring_from_the_last_automatic_backup|last automatic backups]] in your Zotero data directory, by closing Zotero, moving the current zotero.sqlite out of the way, and copying the backup file into place as zotero.sqlite. After restoring from a backup, check the database integrity from the Advanced → Files and Folders pane of the Zotero preferences.+If the database was in cloud storage or you have a local backup, you can try to restore from an earlier version of zotero.sqlite, including one of the [[:zotero_data#restoring_from_the_last_automatic_backup|last automatic backups]] in your Zotero data directory, by closing Zotero, moving the current zotero.sqlite out of the way, and copying the backup file into place as zotero.sqlite. After restoring from a backup and starting Zotero, check the database integrity from the Advanced → Files and Folders pane of the Zotero preferences.
  
 If you don't have a backup, or the backups are corrupted as well, you can try to fix the damage with the [[/utils/dbfix/|Zotero Database Repair Tool]]. If you don't have a backup, or the backups are corrupted as well, you can try to fix the damage with the [[/utils/dbfix/|Zotero Database Repair Tool]].
kb/corrupted_database.txt · Last modified: 2023/02/19 17:18 by dstillman