Thank you for the response, theducks!
I found the original library just where you said it would be. My problem now is what to do wit Calibre itself? It is still showing me a library (one of the copies) but obviously a damaged one or unusable one, because everything I try to do gives me an error message.
For example, if I click on Add Books, I get this:
calibre, version 3.26.1
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>WindowsError</b>:[Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\actions\add.py", line 424, in add_books
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\win_file_dialogs.py", line 252, in choose_files
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\win_file_dialogs.py", line 185, in run_file_dialog
File "subprocess.py", line 711, in __init__
File "subprocess.py", line 959, in _execute_child
WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified
How do I fix this? How do I make Calibre "forget" this library and point it to the correct one?
When I tried uninstalling and installing it again, it never asked me for a path to the library, it just goes to the bad one.
Quote:
Originally Posted by theducks
As long as you COPY the CONTENTS of a known good library and TOTALLY replace the contents of the existing library, you are good.
Your OTHER settings (and plugins) are in your old (hidden)
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\calibre
Replace that and you are almost good to go (if your OLD library was on a different path, calibre will not find it.Just right-click the Library icon:create-switch: USE EXISTING: <path to where you put the Library> |