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Originally Posted by Iskariot
Okay... slowly it is becoming clear.
Now I feel a little bit embarrassed.
I always thought that in principle a cloud synching service in general would be smart enough to detect whether files are used, or a directory is being worked in, and thus refrain from interfering.
Perhaps I overestimated the capabilities of the software.
Just to be sure. Google Drive is specifically mentioned as being incompatible, but the same goes for Microft's Skydrive?
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Pretty sure same goes for most cloud services - Dropbox, Skydrive, Copy.com, iCloud etc - disable synching when calibre is in use.
Google Drive creates specific problems for calibre, it renames the folders, which means they become 'detached' from their library database - metadata.db.
Many operating/file system combinations do not provide the facilities for something like a cloud synch program to detect if a file is in use by another program. Even when the OS/FS does provide the facilities then their usage is optional. Its a can of worms, happy to elaborate or find some links if you're interested.
BR