Quote:
Originally Posted by BetterRed
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.
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
BR |
BetterRed, Thanks again for the suggestions. However the plot thickens as I attempted to create the exception in Defender, per your advice. When I open the install directory, "C:\Program Files\Calibre2", I notice that the files and folders therein are all screwed up. A correct install dir would have four folders (DLLs, Microsoft.VC90.CRT, plugins2, qt_plugins, & resources). Instead I have one folder named "app". Inside the "app" folder are the DLLs, qt_plugins, & resources folders, plus the "pylib.zip" file. How does this happen? I've uninstalled/reinstalled several times and the contents of the Calibre2 folder still comes out this way. And each time I get an error, "Error 1900," I think, about failure to create link/or shortcut.
See attached screenshots of Calibre2 and app folders:
I'm convinced that Defender is not blocking the metadata.db file, and I doubt that the Safe Mode/CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH solution would resolve anything, as I the library is not on a network drive.
There must be some way I can cleanly reinstall Calibre and get the correct Calibre2 folder structure and content. But every time I try, the install dir comes up this same way. Very frustrating! What am I doing wrong?