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| ==== Default Locations ==== | ==== Default Locations ==== |
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| === Zotero 5.0 === | === Zotero 5 === |
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| Unless you have selected a custom data directory in the [[preferences/advanced|Advanced]] pane of the Zotero preferences, your Zotero data is stored within the following OS-dependent directories: | Unless you have selected a custom data directory in the [[preferences/advanced|Advanced]] pane of the Zotero preferences, your Zotero data is stored within the following OS-dependent directories: |
| |**Linux**|<code>~/Zotero</code>| | |**Linux**|<code>~/Zotero</code>| |
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| === Zotero 4.0 for Firefox === | === Zotero 4 for Firefox (2017 and earlier) === |
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| |**macOS**|<code>/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<randomstring>/zotero</code> <html><small>Note: The /Users/<username>/Library folder is hidden by default. To access it, click on your desktop, hold down the Option key, and click the Finder's Go menu, and then select Library from the menu.</small></html>| | |**macOS**|<code>/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<randomstring>/zotero</code> <html><small>Note: The /Users/<username>/Library folder is hidden by default. To access it, click on your desktop, hold down the Option key, and click the Finder's Go menu, and then select Library from the menu.</small></html>| |
| |**Linux (most distributions)**|<code>~/.mozilla/firefox/Profiles/<randomstring>/zotero</code>| | |**Linux (most distributions)**|<code>~/.mozilla/firefox/Profiles/<randomstring>/zotero</code>| |
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| === Zotero 4.0 Standalone === | === Zotero 4 Standalone (2017 and earlier) === |
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| |**macOS**|<code>/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Zotero/Profiles/<randomstring>/zotero</code> <html><small>Note: The /Users/<username>/Library folder is hidden by default. To access it, click on your desktop, hold down the Option key, and click the Finder's Go menu, and then select Library from the menu.</small></html>| | |**macOS**|<code>/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Zotero/Profiles/<randomstring>/zotero</code> <html><small>Note: The /Users/<username>/Library folder is hidden by default. To access it, click on your desktop, hold down the Option key, and click the Finder's Go menu, and then select Library from the menu.</small></html>| |
| If you're using a different computer from the one where you created the missing data, and your data is also missing in your online library, your data simply hasn't synced from the computer where you created it. See [[kb:Changes Not Syncing]]. | If you're using a different computer from the one where you created the missing data, and your data is also missing in your online library, your data simply hasn't synced from the computer where you created it. See [[kb:Changes Not Syncing]]. |
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| If you're using the same computer where you originally created the missing data, you'll need to locate your Zotero data on this computer. Use the "Show Data Directory" button in the [[preferences/advanced|Advanced]] pane of the Zotero preferences to reveal the current data directory. Take note of the names, sizes, and dates of the zotero.sqlite* files in this folder. An empty Zotero database will be either approximately 1 MB (~1,000 KB) or 5 MB. | If you're using the same computer where you originally created the missing data, you'll need to locate your Zotero data on this computer. Use the "Show Data Directory" button in the [[preferences/advanced|Advanced]] pane of the Zotero preferences to reveal the current data directory. Take note of the names, sizes, and dates of the zotero.sqlite* files in this folder, which are your Zotero database and automatic database backups. An empty Zotero database will be either approximately 1 MB (~1,000 KB) or 5 MB. |
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| If you see only 1 MB or 5 MB zotero.sqlite files, look in the 'storage' folder (if one exists) for folders with dates corresponding with your previous usage of Zotero. If you see them, this is likely the Zotero data directory you were using previously, but something happened to the Zotero database, so you may need to [[#restoring_your_zotero_library_from_a_backup1|restore a zotero.sqlite file from a backup]]. | If you see only 1 MB or 5 MB zotero.sqlite files, look in the 'storage' folder (if one exists) for folders with dates corresponding with your previous usage of Zotero. If you see them, this is likely the Zotero data directory you were using previously, but something happened to the zotero.sqlite database, so you may need to [[#restoring_your_zotero_library_from_a_backup1|restore a zotero.sqlite file from a backup]]. |
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| If this isn't the directory you were expecting, or if you don't see a 'storage' directory, you'll need to locate your previous data directory and either specify a different data directory from the preferences or, with Zotero closed, rename the current directory (e.g., to "Zotero-Old") and move your desired Zotero directory to the specified location. If you're not sure where your most recent Zotero data is located, look for larger versions of zotero.sqlite or zotero.sqlite.bak stored elsewhere on your computer and look at the dates of the folders within the 'storage' folder. | If this isn't the directory you were expecting, or if you don't see a 'storage' directory, you'll need to locate your previous data directory and either specify a different data directory from the preferences or, with Zotero closed, rename the current directory (e.g., to "Zotero-Old") and move your desired Zotero directory to the specified location. If you're not sure where your most recent Zotero data is located, look for larger versions of zotero.sqlite or zotero.sqlite.bak stored elsewhere on your computer and look at the dates of the folders within the 'storage' folder. |
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