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Adoby · 10-02-2013, 03:06 AM

Yes, calibre will automatically make a backup of metadata into OPF-files stored alongside your ebooks.

It is a low priority task and most likely it will not impact performance of other tasks.

If you find this annoying you can speed it up so that it finish quickly.

Run this command: (Change the path, obviously.)

Code:

calibre-debug -c "from calibre.library import db; db = db('path to library'); db.dump_metadata(tuple(db.all_ids()))"

See also:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=183693

If it still keeps updating metadata there is something else wrong. Check the timestamps of the files for instance. Perhaps they have invalid dates?

10-02-2013, 03:06 AM	#2
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	Yes, calibre will automatically make a backup of metadata into OPF-files stored alongside your ebooks. It is a low priority task and most likely it will not impact performance of other tasks. If you find this annoying you can speed it up so that it finish quickly. Run this command: (Change the path, obviously.) Code: calibre-debug -c "from calibre.library import db; db = db('path to library'); db.dump_metadata(tuple(db.all_ids()))" See also: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=183693 If it still keeps updating metadata there is something else wrong. Check the timestamps of the files for instance. Perhaps they have invalid dates? Last edited by Adoby; 10-02-2013 at 03:08 AM.