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Originally Posted by BranMakMorn
Dear all,
I've used Calibre for years, since 2010 in fact, and I never had a problem with it. I now have a very large library of over 7300 books.
A few days back, all of a sudden, Calibre started giving me a strange error when opening books (double clicking on the title) something like "I/O error".
It eventually told me the metadata database was corrupted and that it needed to re-check everything. So it did, taking a pretty long time.
Help please!
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STOP do NOT attempt to repair at this time.
Backup your Library (and settings)
IO error on the main library is almost always a drive (or hardware) failure
any attempt to repair the Drives file system is like putting a person having a Heart Attach, on a treadmill.
Find and fix the IO problem: (2010 hardware is Old age hardware. Consumer grade does not always last as long as business grade)
If your library is on a Flash drive, replace the drive. They have finite cycles.
If your drive is a external USB HD:
1) make sure the power supply is firmly connected (IMHO self (USB) powered drives are marginal designs).
2) Replace the USB cable.
3) Verify the port connector is still firm. Better yet. change ports