Folders disapeared

Nina Mirmohammadi

188BET靠谱吗Hi, I mistakenly deleted some important folders in my zotero, but fortunately I got a copy of data directory of zotero on my external hard before i deleted the folders .188BET靠谱吗How can I have the deleted folders back on my zotero, regarding the having copy on external hard.

dstillman

You should be able to restore deleted collections from one of the automatic backups188BET靠谱吗or the zotero.sqlite file in your separate backup.Note the specific instructions for restoring collections.

(Also note that the items are most likely still in your library root, even though you deleted the collection.)

188BET靠谱吗Zotero 7 will make it possible to restore a deleted collection from the trash.

Nina Mirmohammadi

thank you so much for your instructions.but I think I have made another bad mistake:
188BET靠谱吗I had Zotero on a second computer and in fact I deleted collections on this second pc and when it synced to the online library the collections disappeared on the first pc too!I had a copy of data directory on external hard, so I copied and replaced the whole data directory from external hard to the second pc directory.at first it worked and collections came back on second pc, but once it connected to the internet, again it synced and collections disappeared on both first and second pc!
so I disconnected the internet on second pc and copied and paste the whole data directory from external hard to the second pc again, then I got exports from the once deleted collections on external hard and imported them to the library on the first pc.now collections have come back on first pc but the highlighted and noted parts of the pdfs are locked and I cant edit them!
I would be thankful if you help me with this, It was my thesis collections and so important for me.
and I should say I did not connect the second pc to the net yet.what happens if I connect it?Will the collections disappear again?

Nina Mirmohammadi

and I should add that, I think randomly, some items in the collections I imported to the first pc do not have the files, and it is just the bibliography data

dstillman

I can't follow all of that but you should read the instructions I linked to and follow them carefully.They explain how to restore from an automatic backup.

Nina Mirmohammadi

yes you are right, I wrote too much.thank you, I will try to read the link.