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--- debug_output [2023/01/26 16:42] – [macOS] dstillman
+++ debug_output [2025/03/04 03:07] (current) – [Windows] dstillman
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 ==== Zotero for iOS ====
-  - In the left-hand pane, tap Back until you see the list of libraries.
+  - Tap Back in the top-left corner until you see the list of libraries.
-  - Tap the Gear icon in the top-right corner of that pane.
+  - Tap the Gear icon.
   - Tap "Debug Output Logging" and then "Start Logging".
   - Close the settings window.
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   - In the alert that pops up, tap Copy to copy the Debug ID to the clipboard, and then paste it into your forum thread.
+==== Zotero for Android ====
+  - From the items list, tap Collections in the top-left corner and then Libraries.
+  - Tap the Gear icon.
+  - Tap "Debug Output Logging" and then "Start Logging".
+  - Close the settings window.
+  - Immediately perform all relevant actions (e.g., pulling down on the items list to trigger a sync or switching to the browser and trying to save).
+  - When you're done, tap the circular stop button in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
+  - In the alert that pops up, tap Copy to copy the Debug ID to the clipboard, and then paste it into your forum thread.
 ===== Logging to a Terminal Window ======
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 ==== macOS ====
-  * Open Terminal via Spotlight or /Applications/Utilities.
+  * Open Terminal via Spotlight or from /Applications/Utilities.
+  * Go to the Terminal menu and open Settings. In Profiles → Window, make sure Scrollback is set to “Limit to available memory”.
   * Paste ''/Applications/Zotero.app/Contents/MacOS/zotero -ZoteroDebugText'' into the Terminal window.
   * Press Return
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 ==== Windows ====
-  * Open cmd.exe
+  * Open cmd.exe, Cygwin shell, or another terminal
-  * Paste ''"C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\zotero.exe" -ZoteroDebugText -console'' into the console window.
+  * Paste ''%%"C:\Program Files\Zotero\zotero.exe"%% -ZoteroDebugText'' into the console window. It may be necessary to add '' -console'' as well.
   * Press Enter.
-Due to limitations of the available console windows on Windows, we recommend starting with ''-ZoteroDebug'' instead to use Zotero's internal debug output window.
+Due to limitations of the available console windows on Windows, you may have a better experience using ''-ZoteroDebug'' instead to use Zotero's internal debug output window.
 ==== Linux ====
 Start Zotero via the command line, adding the ''-ZoteroDebugText'' command-line flag.
+==== Logging to a File ====
 To capture output when Zotero is crashing or hanging, you can use ''-ZoteroDebugText > zotero-debug.txt'' to redirect output to a file.