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drmadhupk · 07-25-2014, 07:13 AM

I am not sure whether this topic goes in here. But since the issue cropped up after adding large number of books to device, I think it can be discussed here.

Device: samsung galaxy note 2
OS: kitcat 4.4.2

I added a large number of books to device through calibre companions connect as wireless device/content server. The book metadata is in sync with calibre. There is no issue with functionality of cc. Its working as it should and I can open and read each and every book.

But after the addition of books my battery drains super fast. The reason being "index services" consuming 60% of battery. It takes about 4 days for the index services to finish is job and settle down. I am ok with it considering the number and size of books I have added. But the issue is, whenever I add or delete a new book to calibre and sync it with cc, the index services kicks in again draining the battery and phone lags too much. Sometimes indexing crashes too.

I have gone through many forums about indexing services issue. I added a .nomedia file to the folder of cc books (I have them on my external sd card in a folder called calibre companion. Yes, I am on rooted kitkat and could add a custom folder for cc). But .nomedia file failed to prevent index services from indexing cc folder. I tried disabling index services which helps, but that cripples the intention of index services for other media.

I read somewhere that if the pdf files have extra special characters like " . " before the file extension, index services struggles or crashes when indexing such files. Many of my books have that extra " . "
But there is no problem in reading these files. Having book id as file name is not an option for me, as I will have to re add all books and I prefer my books with title for the convenience of searching.

How do I solve this issue. I dont want indexing services to index cc folder or it should not index cc folder fully on every addition or deletion.

Thanks.

07-25-2014, 07:13 AM	#1
drmadhupk Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: android	Battery drain I am not sure whether this topic goes in here. But since the issue cropped up after adding large number of books to device, I think it can be discussed here. Device: samsung galaxy note 2 OS: kitcat 4.4.2 I added a large number of books to device through calibre companions connect as wireless device/content server. The book metadata is in sync with calibre. There is no issue with functionality of cc. Its working as it should and I can open and read each and every book. But after the addition of books my battery drains super fast. The reason being "index services" consuming 60% of battery. It takes about 4 days for the index services to finish is job and settle down. I am ok with it considering the number and size of books I have added. But the issue is, whenever I add or delete a new book to calibre and sync it with cc, the index services kicks in again draining the battery and phone lags too much. Sometimes indexing crashes too. I have gone through many forums about indexing services issue. I added a .nomedia file to the folder of cc books (I have them on my external sd card in a folder called calibre companion. Yes, I am on rooted kitkat and could add a custom folder for cc). But .nomedia file failed to prevent index services from indexing cc folder. I tried disabling index services which helps, but that cripples the intention of index services for other media. I read somewhere that if the pdf files have extra special characters like " . " before the file extension, index services struggles or crashes when indexing such files. Many of my books have that extra " . " But there is no problem in reading these files. Having book id as file name is not an option for me, as I will have to re add all books and I prefer my books with title for the convenience of searching. How do I solve this issue. I dont want indexing services to index cc folder or it should not index cc folder fully on every addition or deletion. Thanks.