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Originally Posted by Phssthpok
Windows 10's latest "creator's update" chuntered along for about 6 hours and then crashed irretrievably (wouldn't roll back, couldn't find any restore points, etc. etc.) so I reinstalled from scratch. Good opportunity for a spring clean.
I installed Calibre 3.24 (64-bit) and relevant plugins, restored my library from backup, and discovered I'd lost some settings (but not others)... so I want to understand what else I need to back up in future; one of the things I lost was my saved searches, which I had stupidly not exported recently... 
Apart from the saved searches, I lost my skin selection, my toolbar layout, my "save to disk" settings, but not my metadata plugboards. In the editor I also lost my toolbar layout and custom keyboard shortcuts. (I lost the toolbar layouts again after a BSOD, a couple of days after reinstalling. Windows is such a wonderful reliable system, isn't it?) Custom columns and virtual libraries were still there, but I had to respecify "show VLs as tabs". There are probably other things I've overlooked but will discover in the coming days, BSODs permitting.
So which files do I need to backup for the next time Microsoft bricks my machine? |
See the User Manual FAQ ==>>
How do I backup calibre?
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If you want to backup the calibre configuration/plugins, you have to backup the config directory. You can find this config directory via Preferences → Miscellaneous. Note that restoring configuration directories is not officially supported, but should work in most cases. Just copy the contents of the backup directory into the current configuration directory to restore.
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If you have Windows Pro, then you could use the option to defer upgrades until MS say its ready for corporate use, that's the so-called
Semi Annual Channel "readiness level", rather than the
Semi Annual Channel (Targeted) "readiness level". I also defer for a further 60 days. If you don't have Pro, then the #1 reason for getting it is better control over WU.
BR