03-07-2009, 04:33 PM | #1 |
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Upgrade from 0.4.83 to 0.4.143: where are my books?
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I was using calibre 0.4.83 on Windows XP and hadn't launch it for a long time. Tonight i started it, and was informed of a more recent version 0.4.143 available. I downloaded the new version and run the installer. When asked where the database should be stored, I pointed the installer to the directory containing the existing library1.db file. When calibre started, my library did not contain any book (while I had about 30 of them before, I think). Did I miss a step during the upgrade? How can I have access to my "old database" again? Thanks for your help, VKV |
03-07-2009, 04:38 PM | #2 |
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In a command prompt, type the following
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calibre-debug --migrate "c:\path\to\your\old\library1.db" "c:\path\to\your\new\library\folder" |
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03-08-2009, 01:26 PM | #3 |
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Thanks a lot for the precise reply, Kovid, and your ongoing support to the calibre users in general.
Now, I just have to find a backup of the original library1.db file, because as I had chosen the same directory as for the previous version, I think it has been overwritten by the installation. Adding some kind of warning to the installation might be a good idea... |
03-08-2009, 01:32 PM | #4 |
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It shouldn't have deleted your library1.db. Until recently calibre would upgrade databases automatically but as that occassionally caused problems I've disabled it in favor of a manual upgrade.
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