01-05-2013, 06:07 PM | #1 |
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Uninstalled 32 bit Calibre - 64 bit now ng
I had both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions installed on my win7 computer and all was working good. The notes said both versions could coexist. I then uninstalled the 32 bit version and while the catalog look's good, I can't view any of my books, not sure where they are supposed to be but my user\calibre folder is empty. I am getting various other errors including can't find pylib.zip in the (x86) program files/calibre folder .
What's my best course of action? I have all the original ebooks and can start from scratch if needed but of course would rather not. Thanks, Les |
01-05-2013, 11:23 PM | #2 |
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An error about program files (x86) means that you are trying to run a 32bit version of calibre. I suggest uninstalling both and then installing the 64 bit version.
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01-06-2013, 08:28 PM | #3 |
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I'll do that, but does that mean that I have to both rebuild the database and have my ebooks copied into the calibre folder, essentially start over?
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01-06-2013, 08:57 PM | #4 | |
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So, at this point, if I uninstall both versions and reinstall the 64 bit version, is it likely that the catalog and books will remain as they are and accessable, and that I will not need to do anything else after the install? |
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in addition, uninstall leaves behind all configuration settings and plugins. |
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08-31-2013, 04:45 AM | #6 |
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The problem with having both versions of Calibre (32 and 64), is the update notice you get (eg Update found 1.1.0) doesn't distinguish between these versions.
For example, I have Calibre 32 running ver 1.0.0, and then installed Calibre 64, ver 1.1.0. Now whenever I start Calibre 64 I get a message advising there is an update - which there isn't for 64bit Calibre. The update is for the 32bit version which I no longer use. Personally, I really, really don't want to uninstall both and then install the version I want (64bit). I know I won't lose my libraries, but what about all the other settings in Calibre, the add-ons, custom columns, etc? The manual/user guide says the following which is slightly disturbing comments: "Note that restoring configuration directories is not officially supported, but should work in most cases." I will give this a go and report back... UPDATE - 10 mins later It works 1. Back up the Calibre settings/configuration folder - it will be in your user folder - AppData - Roaming - Calibre (an ordinary copy to another location will do) 2. Uninstall both versions - it may not be strictly necessary to uninstall both, but it seemed cleaner somehow to do this 3. Install Calibre 64bit 4. Run Calibre when prompted - I cancelled all the prompts to specify settings like the location of library 5. Opening Calibre, even if you cancel as above, creates the Calibre settings/configuration folder 6. Close Calibre 7. Copy previously backed up settings/confirguration into your newly recreated user folder - AppData - Roaming - Calibre (replace all when prompted) 8. Open Calibre (64bit) and everything is where it should be - at least it is for me. Best wishes. Last edited by Wyndham; 08-31-2013 at 05:00 AM. Reason: UPDATE |
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If you're not inclined to hack the registry by hand, I suggest you download CCleaner from the Piriform site and use its registry cleaner - I've used it on dozens of systems and its never created any problems, but its cleaned up quite a few. BR |
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