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Originally Posted by HarryT
I use "SyncToy", which is also free. Make sure that you exit Calibre before running the sync operation!
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TBH , I have been doing this for years and never bother to exit calibre before syncing
the incremental sync only takes a minute or so. I just avoid doing it while calibre has any active jobs.
it would definitely be best practice to exit calibre like you say, just saying you'll probably get away with not bothering to. Also, the cloud version is the backup, so any error should get fixed at the next sync.
I actually run a double sync, as I really don't want to ever lose my library, so it is mirrored to a 2nd local data drive as well as to dropbox
I have a couple of times retrieved a file after messing up an edit or convert.
I run my sync manually as needed; its probably not that hard to create a batch program that will close calibre, run sync, open calibre again but I don't know how you'd program step one of that - close the active calibre instance.
i do frequently access the dropbox copy to add a book to a tablet with calibre companion, when the library PC is off