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Old 08-02-2018, 02:02 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by AntonGolubev View Post
Hi Kovid,

Thank you for replying and the link! I see the point, but I possible the things can be improved with little effort.

Is it possible to force running Calibre to re-load the database from the filesystem, forgetting his state? E.g. if I forgot to close it on one PC, to make it not overwrite the changes, which another instance already introduces to the disk?

Kind regards,
Anton Golubev
I don't think anything that Kovid could do would help you when your file sync software will not update the database on the cloud when the file is still open. To quote from the OneDrive for Business restrictions and limitations:

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Open files can't be synced
A file that’s currently opened by an application can't be synced by OneDrive for Business. To sync the file, close any application where the file is currently being used, and then sync the file.
I tested this behaviour with OneDrive (not for Business) and the same behaviour -- open files were not synced. -- was observed.

I suppose Kovid could reverse engineer the way that Microsoft Office 365/Office 1016 allows some multi-user access to files on OneDrive for Business but I think that would be an incredible waste of his time and talent.

Since you are using calibre portable, I would suggest instead that you use a large enough USB drive to store your calibre library and related files. Sneakernet so to speak.
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