Google Drive Incompatable with Calibre!

Yack · 05-18-2012, 03:19 PM

Hello readers!

Here is my configuration:

Master PC with Windows XP and Calibre Portable installed into Google Drive folder.
Slave PC with Windows Seven and Calibre Portable synchronised with master PC by Google Drive sync agent.

And here is the problem:

Whenever I add a book into Calibre, it creates a new directory into its library, with usual name pattern: "author/title (id)".
A few seconds latter, the same directory is created on the slave PC (this is the normal behaviour of Google Drive sync), but with the name altered: "author/title". The " (id)" suffix is missing...

Needless to say that Calibre can't find any book in the library (the real path doesn't match anymore the stored path).

There is no problem when I manually create a directory with the same pattern, for test purpose.

Has anyone ever encountered this problem?

AnemicOak · 05-18-2012, 06:53 PM

You don't have both instances of Calibre open at the same time do you? Don't know if that's causing the problem, but it's generally considered important to have it only open on one PC at a time with a setup like you're doing. I don't have a Google Drive setup, but do have mine setup with Dropbox (home & work PC's) and it works great, no problems with one or the other not seeing all the books.

Yack · 05-19-2012, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

You don't have both instances of Calibre open at the same time do you?

Good point, but I don't.

I know that Dropbox is a widely proven solution, and I also have a Dropbox free account (and a SugarSync, and a Box, and a SkyDrive, and a Hubic too. Sounds pathologic, huh?...

) but I thought about switching to a paid Google Drive account, for it has a good capacity for money, considering that storage is not only for documents, but also for Picasa and Gmail.

Oletros · 05-19-2012, 04:29 PM

I have the same problem and not only with Windows 7, one of the computers has OS X Lion and it also drops the (id) part.

itimpi · 05-19-2012, 05:24 PM

This sounds like a bug in the Google Drive code.

Yack · 05-19-2012, 06:32 PM

What is confusing is that it does not happen if I create the directory by hand, with the same naming convention.

Oletros · 05-20-2012, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yack

What is confusing is that it does not happen if I create the directory by hand, with the same naming convention.

I have tried and it happens even if I create the folder manually

Yack · 05-20-2012, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oletros

I have tried and it happens even if I create the folder manually

Even more confusing. Maybe it has to do with the path length?
I will do some more tests...

Anyway, thanks for your feedback. I feel less alone...

samuelsan · 05-22-2012, 04:13 AM

Sorry for my English

I have the same problem
This is caused because "drive" used (xx) to rename duplicate files.
Serious incompatibility problem between Calibre and Drive.

regards

Yack · 06-01-2012, 07:10 AM

This issue is being investigated by Google team:
https://productforums.google.com/for...ve/XJzVGC868DQ

tsolignani · 02-02-2013, 05:37 AM

samuelsan is right, the issue comes from the fact that google drive local client uses that numbering system to handle duplicates

05-18-2012, 03:19 PM	#1
Yack Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Paris, France Device: KT/Kobo/iPad/iPhone	Google Drive Incompatable with Calibre! Hello readers! Here is my configuration: Master PC with Windows XP and Calibre Portable installed into Google Drive folder. Slave PC with Windows Seven and Calibre Portable synchronised with master PC by Google Drive sync agent. And here is the problem: Whenever I add a book into Calibre, it creates a new directory into its library, with usual name pattern: "author/title (id)". A few seconds latter, the same directory is created on the slave PC (this is the normal behaviour of Google Drive sync), but with the name altered: "author/title". The " (id)" suffix is missing... Needless to say that Calibre can't find any book in the library (the real path doesn't match anymore the stored path). There is no problem when I manually create a directory with the same pattern, for test purpose. Has anyone ever encountered this problem?

05-18-2012, 06:53 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 7,389 Karma: 18766781 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: AuraHD, Nook HD+, Kindle 2,3,T , Opus, TF101, Nexus7, iPT, iPhone5	You don't have both instances of Calibre open at the same time do you? Don't know if that's causing the problem, but it's generally considered important to have it only open on one PC at a time with a setup like you're doing. I don't have a Google Drive setup, but do have mine setup with Dropbox (home & work PC's) and it works great, no problems with one or the other not seeing all the books. __________________ ~Brian "The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible." — Mark Twain

05-19-2012, 05:24 PM	#5
itimpi Wizard Posts: 3,585 Karma: 549131 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (stanza/iBooks/QuickReader)	This sounds like a bug in the Google Drive code. __________________ Calibre2opds: Calibre library as a web site - the popular alternative to the Calibre Content Server CLOUD SERVICES: Dropbox: Use this link to sign up for a free Dropbox account and both of us get an extra 500MB free space. Megacloud: Use this link to sign up for a free MegaCloud account and both of us get an extra 500MB free space. Copy.com: Use this link to sign up for a free Copy.com account and both of us get an extra 5GB free space.

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Oletros Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 501130 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Barcelona Device: Kindle NT	I have the same problem and not only with Windows 7, one of the computers has OS X Lion and it also drops the (id) part.

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Yack Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Paris, France Device: KT/Kobo/iPad/iPhone	What is confusing is that it does not happen if I create the directory by hand, with the same naming convention.

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samuelsan Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Sony PRS-350	Sorry for my English I have the same problem This is caused because "drive" used (xx) to rename duplicate files. Serious incompatibility problem between Calibre and Drive. regards

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