If I establish a second (different) Zotero account on the same PC, how do I set it to be blank without destroying all the records in the other account?

Question

I have long had a Zotero account and it works well. I recently merged it into a group account with a few other people; we are sharing the same set of references. Now I want to set up a personal account for different purposes, perhaps eventually becoming a different group. When I try to set up the new user name and password, all the same reference items still show. How do I start with a blank account for the new user name without erasing the items in the previous account?

Answer 1

I don't know how the Zotero add-on works, but if you want complete isolation, you could create a separate Firefox profile. Each profile has its own settings and add-ons, so unless Zotero creates a shared storage for all profiles, you will be starting fresh in the new profile.
For more information on using profiles and how to create them, check out these articles:
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profiles Profiles | How to | Firefox Help]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing-profiles Managing profiles | How to | Firefox Help]
Note: If that's not convenient, you could check with Zotero on whether they have a solution.