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beep_dave_1d · 05-05-2013, 03:33 AM

MobileReaders kindly assist

I am trying to sync Calibre libraries via "Sneakernet" and rsync or Unison

I have 10 Calibre Libraries on a Windows 7 laptop wich I copied onto a Fat32 Flash Drive. I want to sync the Calibre Library folders on the Fat32 Flash Drive to the Home directory on my Ubuntu Netbook

I am having trouble syncing only the Large "Calibre Library" (5000 epubs, 8GB disk space)
The other libraries of 100-300 epubs are tiny by comparison and sync without error

I have tried Unison and Rsync and I do seem to get any error message but a small number of epubs do not work in Calibre on the Netbook

If I open the ebook from the file manager it *is* valid copy

I am able to copy everything perfectly with cp -R command and eliminate the problem but I am unable to fix the sync with Rsync and Unison

For example:
the book "Caves of Steel" by Isaac Asimov is missing the cover
and the viewer has an error:
Caves of steel has no available formats

but if I wipe the Calibre Library , start over and use cp -R method it is fixed

This is my rsync command:

rsync -rtv --no-o --no-p --no-g --progress --exclude '*.mobi' /media/Mybooks/'Calibre Library'/ /home/user/Shared_files/'Calibre Library'

TIA Dave

05-05-2013, 03:33 AM	#1
beep_dave_1d Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2013 Device: nook 8gb tablet	errors syncing huge Calibre Library from USB stick to Ubuntu netbook MobileReaders kindly assist I am trying to sync Calibre libraries via "Sneakernet" and rsync or Unison I have 10 Calibre Libraries on a Windows 7 laptop wich I copied onto a Fat32 Flash Drive. I want to sync the Calibre Library folders on the Fat32 Flash Drive to the Home directory on my Ubuntu Netbook I am having trouble syncing only the Large "Calibre Library" (5000 epubs, 8GB disk space) The other libraries of 100-300 epubs are tiny by comparison and sync without error I have tried Unison and Rsync and I do seem to get any error message but a small number of epubs do not work in Calibre on the Netbook If I open the ebook from the file manager it is valid copy I am able to copy everything perfectly with cp -R command and eliminate the problem but I am unable to fix the sync with Rsync and Unison For example: the book "Caves of Steel" by Isaac Asimov is missing the cover and the viewer has an error: Caves of steel has no available formats but if I wipe the Calibre Library , start over and use cp -R method it is fixed This is my rsync command: rsync -rtv --no-o --no-p --no-g --progress --exclude '*.mobi' /media/Mybooks/'Calibre Library'/ /home/user/Shared_files/'Calibre Library' TIA Dave