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kb:sync_reset_options [2017/12/15 02:40] dstillmankb:sync_reset_options [2018/01/18 14:50] dstillman
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 ==== Restore to Online Library ==== ==== Restore to Online Library ====
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-//Note: This functionality is available in Zotero 5.0.31.// 
  
 "Restore to Online Library" allows you to overwrite an online Zotero library with data from your local Zotero database. This can be useful if you've made unwanted changes to a Zotero library locally and those changes have already synced to the online library, or if changes were made on another computer and uploaded to the online library but those changes haven't yet been synced to your current computer. "Restore to Online Library" allows you to overwrite an online Zotero library with data from your local Zotero database. This can be useful if you've made unwanted changes to a Zotero library locally and those changes have already synced to the online library, or if changes were made on another computer and uploaded to the online library but those changes haven't yet been synced to your current computer.
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 === If the online library contains unwanted changes that also exist in your local database === === If the online library contains unwanted changes that also exist in your local database ===
  
-Restore your local data from either an external backup you made or one of the automatic backups in the Zotero data directory, and then use "Restore to Online Library" to upload that version of your library. See [[:zotero_data#restoring_your_zotero_library_from_a_backup|Restoring Your Zotero Library from a Backup]] for specific instructions for your situation.+Temporarily disable auto-sync in the Sync pane of the Zotero preferences, restore your local data from either an external backup you made or one of the automatic backups in the Zotero data directory, and then use "Restore to Online Library" to upload that version of your library. See [[:zotero_data#restoring_your_zotero_library_from_a_backup|Restoring Your Zotero Library from a Backup]] for specific instructions for your situation.
  
 === If the online library contains unwanted changes that haven't yet synced to your current computer === === If the online library contains unwanted changes that haven't yet synced to your current computer ===
kb/sync_reset_options.txt · Last modified: 2021/03/22 02:58 by dstillman