01-06-2013, 08:22 PM | #1 |
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Dropbox Help
I am not sure if I should be posting this on here or in the Calibre Forum, but here goes anyway.
I have just installed Dropbox and I am having trouble with the location of my Calibre Library backup. I dropped Calibre Library into Dropbox and now is doesn't show up under C:\users\Patrick\Calibre Library as previously. I now have a Dropbox folder and can get to Calibre Library that way but previously it would come up under Users etc. I think previously it was also under Documents. Can anyone advise what the hell I have done please?. How can I get back to normal?. I have put this in the Calibre Forum also. Last edited by Nicko; 01-06-2013 at 08:46 PM. Reason: Thread also in Calibre Management Forum |
01-08-2013, 04:24 PM | #2 |
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If it is still in your dropbox account, go in there, make a copy of that database, then past it back into users\patrick\calibre library.
The thing that annoys me about using the dropbox app on the computer is if you drag a file into it it moves it from the original location into dropbox (or in this case users\documents\dropbox). I when I feel like uploading epubs that I have on my computer into dropbox, I usually just select the ones I want do a copy then paste it (not paste shortcut) into dropbox. |
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Really once you get used to dropbox's quirk it's all good. I have a box.net account also and tried to test and see if I could use it on my T1. While I can see the account on the web browser on my T1 it won't let me download the files I had put there. Dropbox at least makes it possible to donwload directly off the website with no issues. But as for the "vanishing files" I'm afraid that all cloud based services where you install the program to your computer does that ... that would include Google Drive, Sugarsync, Dropbox and Skydrive. I guess they would call it a "feature." |
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01-11-2013, 10:39 PM | #5 |
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Thanks luvduchovny, Perhaps I will persevere with Dropbox but I still don't like the "vanishing files" business.
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Try opening your dropbox folder from the system tray.. then rightclick-drag-copy your files into the folder... rather than drag-drop move, this way your original files will remain where they are....
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Something else to try. I am learning slowly.
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I don't follow that. Isn't that would you showed originally, or am I missing something?.
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