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Old 12-05-2017, 12:17 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by rfcdvc45 View Post
Thanks for responding, however that's not much help. As I said, the only antivirus I am running is Windows Defender which is pretty much baked into Windows 10. The only way to disable it is to install a third party antivirus.
However, just to be sure, try excluding the calibre install directory in the Windows Defender Security Settings->Virus & threat protection settings panel - should only takes a moment to check.

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Originally Posted by rfcdvc45 View Post
I can't think of any other thing that could be blocking the opening of the metadata.db file.
For diagnostic purposes only, try
  • running calibre in Windows Safe Mode;
  • running calibre as Administrator;
  • using the CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH Environment Variable to relocate the library database to somewhere like C:\calibre

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