Thread: How to Duplicate My Calibre Library on Multiple Computers?
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:36 PM   #101
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Originally Posted by haze View Post
My library is on an external drive, databook... I connected the databook to the my new netbook with a usb cable. Made sure I had the newest versions of calibre on both machines. (I had spent a few hours updating the library from my old desktop this morning, then go the brainwave to use the more powerful netbook instead). This is the message I get when I try to open my library... Help please!

ERROR: ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>DatabaseException</b>:attempt to write a readonly database
RemoteTraceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 175, in run
OperationalError: attempt to write a readonly database

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\dialogs\choose_library.py", line 90, in accept
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\dialogs\choose_library.py", line 67, in perform_action
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ui.py", line 362, in library_moved
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 144, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 180, in initialize_dynamic
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 211, in run
DatabaseException: attempt to write a readonly database
RemoteTraceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 175, in run
OperationalError: attempt to write a readonly database
Did you shutdown Calibre before removing the drive?
Or it could be an "ownership" rights issue for the drive or Calibre folders
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