All books and db lost in drive failure, how to restore from backup?

stustaff · 10-30-2010, 05:32 PM

Hi all so my drive with my ebooks on failed!

Fortunately I keep a backup so I have the calibre library folder with all books in and the DB file.

I have putthem onto a new drive which has a different name to the failed one.

How do I point calibre at the db file and the calibre library folder?

Thanks.

Am on osx.

kovidgoyal · 10-30-2010, 07:44 PM

click the calibre icon in the toolbar, the rest should be self evident.

stustaff · 10-31-2010, 06:29 AM

DOH how did I miss that! Thanks Kovid was very straightforward.

I love Calibre

10-30-2010, 05:32 PM	#1
stustaff Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 2110 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Derbyshire UK Device: sony reader PRS505 and 600	All books and db lost in drive failure, how to restore from backup? Hi all so my drive with my ebooks on failed! Fortunately I keep a backup so I have the calibre library folder with all books in and the DB file. I have putthem onto a new drive which has a different name to the failed one. How do I point calibre at the db file and the calibre library folder? Thanks. Am on osx. Last edited by stustaff; 10-30-2010 at 05:48 PM.

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	click the calibre icon in the toolbar, the rest should be self evident.

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