Thread: Exporting to backup data
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Old 02-06-2017, 10:09 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Kasrielle View Post
This is probably a dumb question, but I can't find any concrete answer. I have a copy of my calibre documents folder on my external HD. I want a backup of the data as well. If I export my library to the external HD, is it copying data to the external HD or MOVING data to the external HD? Because I don't want to empty my library, just copy it...
See ==>> How do I backup calibre?

In essence don't use calibre itself to maintain a backup copy of your library.

Use the file system. The 'best' way is with a file synchronisation tool that you run periodically (e.g. daily, weekly) when calibre is NOT running. The advantage of a file sync tool is that after the first use, it only copies what's changed since the last use.

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