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Originally Posted by dwanthny
Something else to consider if you are sharing one database/library between these two operating systems. Windows and Linux operating systems deal with the files differently. The default setting for Windows is case-insensitive and Linux is case-sensitive. This can only cause database confusion because The Exorcist is different from The exorcist. If you added it in one OS then changed the name (case) in the other OS you could end up with two database entries?
I don't know exactly the full ramification, but only bad things can come of it. Things that other people don't experience. Things that will drive you nuts because everyone else will say X and you are experiencing Y and don't understand why your system is acting different.
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Good point. However being of the careful sort after having been burned the first time I took care to have only *one* PC (the linux pc) from/to which I synced my reader.
This means that this is the first time that I synced at work with Windows since the last meltdown.
I just copied the Linux-Calibre-Library onto this Windows PC-Calibre Library and deleted again all books. Did a complete "send to device" and now the pdf properties are on the device.
The disappearing books .. well I guess if a book completely disappears from the xml Sony uses then it might not show up in the list, or (as the pdf properties were previously not written) the name of the book might have changed to something entirely unrelated to the book and I could not find it.
Strange was, that using the notes I was able to switch back to the book on the reader - so it was still there, somewhere.
Now I believe (thanks to you all) that the solution is at hand.
If the reader decides to unmotivatedly change some Titles/Authors it can only do so by using the pdf filename or the pdf metadata. These are now in sync with the calibre library. So I will be able to find them again.
The plugboard should get rid of the annoying differences over time between reader/calibre. I just overwrite it every time.
The bookmarks/notes will not be touched by either calibre or the sony xml. So I hope to not loose them.
If I again have to do a delete/resend from calibre then I will take care to not delete the xmls on the device. With some luck the bookmarks will work afterwards.
I will write back when at my linux pc, when I am able to test the sync and the plugboard.
Thank you all