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Old 01-17-2018, 06:24 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by mj_and_hj View Post
That is what I thought, here is an example of what I get every time I try an load a book:

Failed to add the book: Origin
C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_ghe1pl\5e mbnq_add_books\0\origin_9780385542692.epub
With error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “site-packages\calibre\gui2\add.py”, line 399, in add_book
File “site-packages\calibre\db\legacy.py”, line 224, in create_book_entry
File “site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py”, line 63, in call_func_with_lock
File “site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py”, line 1566, in create_book_entry
File “site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py”, line 1287, in set_metadata
File “site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py”, line 1113, in update_path
File “site-packages\calibre\db\backend.py”, line 1573, in update_path
File “site-packages\calibre\db\tables.py”, line 135, in set_path
File “site-packages\calibre\db\backend.py”, line 844, in execute
File “c:\t\t\apsw-j6gj96\apsw-3.13.0-r1\src\cursor.c”, line 236, in resetcursor
CantOpenError: CantOpenError: unable to open database file

This is for every book no matter where they originate, even PDF files.

Thanks again!
Something is blocking access to the library database, possibly your anti-virus. Try disabling it, if that fixes the problem, create an AV exclusion for the library folder. Some AV tools seem to regard .db files as sacrosanct.

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