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Originally Posted by itimpi
I would suggest that a better solution is to: - Use the Calibre 'Copy Library' to move all the files that Calibre knows about to a new location. This will get all the books that Calibre is happy with into the new location, and leave behind book files that are not referenced in the current Calibre database.
- Use the calibre 'Add Books' facility to add these left behind books back into the new Calibre library.
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Thanks
itimpi
I did consider that option, but I was put off by the numbers
It looks like the Copy Library would read/write/delete ~14,000 books
Which means the Add Books would read/write ~47,000 books
That will take a lot longer than than an in-situ database rebuild, especially on a USB 2.0 drive. It's also 2 steps rather than one, and I couldn't see any offsetting advantages in a two-step approach.
If an in-situ rebuild doesn't work we can then try the two-step approach, because we'll definitely have a backup of metadata.db.
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