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Originally Posted by mlevin77
>import as normal: folder contains single title
is that some special Import option, or do you mean just import by hand each book, re-attach the cover, find Metadata, etc.?
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> 1)files were in use (locked) during a name change. you may have a close duplicate.
sorry, explain please how this happens? I do keep the Calibre database on a Dropbox folder, but I do NOT access it simultaneously from more than one location.
4) You ran Calibre with a Cloud sync active
what is that? I searched, and only found mention of something called Calibre Cloud Pro which is supposed to make Calibre work with Dropbox, but how's this different than just keeping the database on a Dropbox folder? Does it maybe allow simultaneous access from multiple locations (which I don't need)?
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4 is really part of 2.
When a program opens a file, it can get locked to that program. Dropbox does this to upload files/changes, and calibre does this to open in the viewer, move files (metadata changes that include author or title WILL move the whole folder), etc.
When two programs want to use the same file at the same time, you get an error, since they can't. Best solution is, pause Dropbox while calibre is running.
Another problem is when syncing calibre libraries, if open caalibre without syncing all changes first, Dropbox will record a "%s's conflicted copy (%DATE%)" -- see
https://www.dropbox.com/help/36/en. Always perform a full sync before and after using calibre on each computer.