MobileRead Forums

MobileRead Forums (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/index.php)
-   Calibre (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=166)
-   -   Some Calibre configuration disappeared (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=334703)

Bigo2 11-09-2020 08:56 PM

Some Calibre configuration disappeared
 
Hi all - today I opened my Calibre after about 4 days inactivity and was surprised how the title page changed. The Main toolbar is different - installed plugins disappeared, when I click Choose Library I can only see the last library, the other libraries are not available (there is nothing wrong with those libraries, they are still where they used to be on my HDs). Some other entries on the Main toolbar are gone. Actually my plugins exist, if I go to Preferences -> Toolbars and menus, I would be able to put them back to the Main toolbar. Also my Virtual library config is not displayed on the title page, but it exists and can be put back. Also the libray lines on the title page have a different, bigger line height.
I could probably configure everything back. Also I have 3-4 month old backup of Calibre but if I use it I would obviously loose my latest setting...
So before I will proceed with fixing it, I would like to ask you - why this happen and is there any easy way to get it all back?
For about 3 months now I'm using Windows 10 to which I successfully transplanted my Calibre from my old Windows 7 system.
Thanks.

theducks 11-09-2020 09:32 PM

Something walk all over the Calibre configuration folder
OR
You logged on as a different user ( config, PI are per user)

Bigo2 11-09-2020 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks (Post 4056442)
Something walk all over the Calibre configuration folder
OR
You logged on as a different user ( config, PI are per user)

Thanks theducks. I'm logged correctly, so something must've walk all over... I don't get it how that is possible. Who was that? MS update?

What is the name of the file where this configuration is stored or where would I get those details, please?

kovidgoyal 11-09-2020 10:34 PM

You can acces the configuration folder from Preferences->Miscellaneous

Bigo2 11-09-2020 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal (Post 4056455)
You can acces the configuration folder from Preferences->Miscellaneous

Thanks kovidgoyal - I know that, but where exactly are stored the settings of the main screen which I set in preferences, e.g. changes to the Main toolbar?
Or are they in the metadata_db_prefs_backup.json or metadata_pre_restore.db files related to the currently open library? Or why my other libraries are not listed in Choose Library? (I can re-establish them again, but I would like to see if I can possibly fix it in a config file...)
I would like to see what happen to my current calibre config files as compared with my 3 months old files on my old win 7 system which I never used since.

kovidgoyal 11-10-2020 12:34 AM

It varies, some settings are per library some are global, etc. IIRS toolbar settings are in gui.json

Bigo2 11-10-2020 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal (Post 4056476)
It varies, some settings are per library some are global, etc. IIRS toolbar settings are in gui.json

Thanks kovidgoyal


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:19 PM.

Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 3.8.5, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.