Newbie question I am sure

persiphone · 04-24-2009, 12:52 PM

I just updated my Calibre and told it to add the icons to desktop and quick launch as I am a huge fan of calibre I have always updated but never ran across this before. I know it's something simple but brain is not firing very well today. I updated then went to open Calibre and my library is missing...where did it go, its as if I downloaded it for the first time, nothing at all in library. Any ideas? Thanks and I apologize beforehand for my inability to think today

persiphone · 04-24-2009, 02:33 PM

ok opened up preferences rerouted to my library where a file metadata was located and still nothing metadata.db

sirbruce · 04-24-2009, 02:49 PM

What version were you running before the update?

persiphone · 04-24-2009, 02:55 PM

I honestly don't know it's pretty new though, I only have had this laptop for around a month, when I first put calibre on it, I didn't transfer the old db, I started brand new and only moved over around 75 books then converted and did the metadata to them then transferred them to the book and it had worked perfectly until I updated it, I have always been on top of updating calibre but the only difference is this time I asked it to add the icons to the desktop and quick launch

kovidgoyal · 04-24-2009, 03:05 PM

calibre has been asking to install desktop and quick launch icons for a long time (at leaast 6 months).

Launch calibre from a command prompt as

calibre --with-library c:\path\to\the\folder\containing\metadata.db

persiphone · 04-24-2009, 03:10 PM

it says invalid C:\Users\Persiphone\library\metadata.db Must be a directory? thank you so much for your quick reply, I love my calibre.

persiphone · 04-24-2009, 03:13 PM

I just found this in my persiphone folder it says it was created on the 6th and modified on the 24th don't know if it has anything to do with it but here it is
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\gui2\device.pyo", line 77, in detect_device
File "calibre\devices\prs505\driver.pyo", line 240, in open
File "calibre\devices\prs505\driver.pyo", line 159, in open_windows
File "wmi.pyo", line 612, in associators
File "wmi.pyo", line 189, in handle_com_error
x_wmi: -0x7ffbefff - OLE error 0x80041001

kovidgoyal · 04-24-2009, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by persiphone

it says invalid C:\Users\Persiphone\library\metadata.db Must be a directory? thank you so much for your quick reply, I love my calibre.

You need to use C:\Users\Persiphone\library

(leave off the metadata.db)

persiphone · 04-24-2009, 03:17 PM

it didn't do anything

kovidgoyal · 04-24-2009, 03:18 PM

what is the size of the metadata.db file?

persiphone · 04-24-2009, 03:21 PM

76kb is it possible I saved another db somewhere else on my computer?

persiphone · 04-24-2009, 03:21 PM

lol that was a funny one, I meant is it possible the program could have saved it somewhere else that I am not looking

persiphone · 04-24-2009, 03:23 PM

ok nm I did a search for *.db and it was the only one aside from my datebook

kovidgoyal · 04-24-2009, 03:35 PM

it's definitely not the original metadata.db

are your books stil lin the sub folder under the library folder?

Idoine · 04-24-2009, 03:50 PM

Are you on Vista ?
I had a problem, too, first time I tried Calibre.
I solved it with 2 tricks (better more than less !)
1. Install calibre with a right click on the exe file, then Run as Administrator
2. Launch calibre with the same method.

Edit : BTW, my metadata.db is in Program Files\calibre\bin, though I don't remember if it was a personal choice...

04-24-2009, 12:52 PM	#1
persiphone Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: KY Device: Sony PRS-505	Newbie question I am sure I just updated my Calibre and told it to add the icons to desktop and quick launch as I am a huge fan of calibre I have always updated but never ran across this before. I know it's something simple but brain is not firing very well today. I updated then went to open Calibre and my library is missing...where did it go, its as if I downloaded it for the first time, nothing at all in library. Any ideas? Thanks and I apologize beforehand for my inability to think today

04-24-2009, 03:50 PM	#15
Idoine Which book will be next ? Posts: 661 Karma: 2172 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: France Device: Cybook Gen3 1.5, Sony PRS 600 RC, Samsung Omnia...	Are you on Vista ? I had a problem, too, first time I tried Calibre. I solved it with 2 tricks (better more than less !) 1. Install calibre with a right click on the exe file, then Run as Administrator 2. Launch calibre with the same method. Edit : BTW, my metadata.db is in Program Files\calibre\bin, though I don't remember if it was a personal choice... Last edited by Idoine; 04-24-2009 at 03:53 PM.

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04-24-2009, 02:33 PM	#2
persiphone Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: KY Device: Sony PRS-505	ok opened up preferences rerouted to my library where a file metadata was located and still nothing metadata.db

04-24-2009, 02:49 PM	#3
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	What version were you running before the update?

04-24-2009, 02:55 PM	#4
persiphone Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: KY Device: Sony PRS-505	I honestly don't know it's pretty new though, I only have had this laptop for around a month, when I first put calibre on it, I didn't transfer the old db, I started brand new and only moved over around 75 books then converted and did the metadata to them then transferred them to the book and it had worked perfectly until I updated it, I have always been on top of updating calibre but the only difference is this time I asked it to add the icons to the desktop and quick launch

04-24-2009, 03:05 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre has been asking to install desktop and quick launch icons for a long time (at leaast 6 months). Launch calibre from a command prompt as calibre --with-library c:\path\to\the\folder\containing\metadata.db

04-24-2009, 03:10 PM	#6
persiphone Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: KY Device: Sony PRS-505	it says invalid C:\Users\Persiphone\library\metadata.db Must be a directory? thank you so much for your quick reply, I love my calibre.

04-24-2009, 03:13 PM	#7
persiphone Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: KY Device: Sony PRS-505	I just found this in my persiphone folder it says it was created on the 6th and modified on the 24th don't know if it has anything to do with it but here it is Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre\gui2\device.pyo", line 77, in detect_device File "calibre\devices\prs505\driver.pyo", line 240, in open File "calibre\devices\prs505\driver.pyo", line 159, in open_windows File "wmi.pyo", line 612, in associators File "wmi.pyo", line 189, in handle_com_error x_wmi: -0x7ffbefff - OLE error 0x80041001

04-24-2009, 03:17 PM	#9
persiphone Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: KY Device: Sony PRS-505	it didn't do anything

04-24-2009, 03:18 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	what is the size of the metadata.db file?

04-24-2009, 03:21 PM	#11
persiphone Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: KY Device: Sony PRS-505	76kb is it possible I saved another db somewhere else on my computer?

04-24-2009, 03:23 PM	#13
persiphone Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: KY Device: Sony PRS-505	ok nm I did a search for *.db and it was the only one aside from my datebook

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04-24-2009, 03:35 PM	#14
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	it's definitely not the original metadata.db are your books stil lin the sub folder under the library folder?