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Old 01-22-2017, 11:22 PM   #4
Cris B
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Originally Posted by gbm View Post
https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...rked-drive-nas

Use of calibre with a NAS or cloud drive is not recommended use google at your own risk.

bernie

Yep, that's the link I supplied in the OP. My question relates to the fact that everything I can find out about this dates back several years. My own tests so far haven't shown Google Drive changing any filenames. I was wondering if anyone had any more recent information.


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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
@Cris B - if GD changes the folder and file names in any way then I suggest you don't use it. The problem arises when you want to use the GD copy, either to restore to a local HDD or via a content server.

I assume you're familiar with this thread ==>> WARNING - Google Drive Incompatible with Calibre!, and the threads it references. They may give some clues about when GD corrupts the folder names.

Before I would use it, I'd want to see something official from Google that admitted they did change folder names, and that they have ceased doing so from such-and-such date.

BR
Thanks for the pointer. Again that's a really old thread. Getting a direct statement from Google on anything but their annual profits is vanishingly unlikely.

I'm new to Calibre, but based on behaviour I've seen in Google Drive over a few years of use, I suspect this issue to be a furphy.

I think I'll just try it after making a local backup of my Calibre library.
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