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rbruce1314 · 02-17-2016, 03:15 AM

I have a working Calibre library in 'my documents'

I also have a "complete" calibre library in users/****/Google Drive.

The second is kept up-to-date by manually adding books/folders from the main library (via external Drive F - triple backup!).

Before anyone asks, the reason for this obscure practice is that Google Drive helpfully screwed up about 20% of my library three months ago, so there's NO way now I'm going to have the main library in the googledrive folder anymore!!!.

Anyway........ the google drive library has all the books (with their metadata and covers and main library identity numbers) in exactly the same layout as the main library........

EXCEPT that if that library is opened it only shows the original library, with NONE of the manual additions!! If I try to add any of these from the (already existing) GD library, it adds them but gives them a new identity/number!!

What have I missed???

02-17-2016, 03:15 AM	#1
rbruce1314 Groupie Posts: 179 Karma: 1021404 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Stroud, UK Device: Xgody tablet, LG G3 (Android), moon+reader	manual addition confusion I have a working Calibre library in 'my documents' I also have a "complete" calibre library in users/****/Google Drive. The second is kept up-to-date by manually adding books/folders from the main library (via external Drive F - triple backup!). Before anyone asks, the reason for this obscure practice is that Google Drive helpfully screwed up about 20% of my library three months ago, so there's NO way now I'm going to have the main library in the googledrive folder anymore!!!. Anyway........ the google drive library has all the books (with their metadata and covers and main library identity numbers) in exactly the same layout as the main library........ EXCEPT that if that library is opened it only shows the original library, with NONE of the manual additions!! If I try to add any of these from the (already existing) GD library, it adds them but gives them a new identity/number!! What have I missed???