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Originally Posted by BetterRed
Export backs up entire libraries, which can take a considerable length of time, even to a locally connected USB 3.0 HDD. This discourages frequent backups; so, when you have to restore from backup you have the problem of remembering what you did since the Export. Other downsides are a) you can't recover an individual book or format file, b) it uses a calibre specific format, so if for some reason you can't run calibre you can't access the library.
I recommend using a file synchronization tool (Wikipedia) to maintain a one-way mirror of your libraries and configuration data. These tools only copy what's changed since the last time you did a backup. After the first use subsequent backups are quick, which encourages frequent use (e.g daily). Because the backup is mirror of the library you can access it with your file manager to restore an item by re-adding it to via calibre. And because it's a mirror of the library you can even have calibre connect to it in the event of a catastrophic hardware failure.
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Everyone thanks for replying.
Its as BetterRed said, Backup function creates a single file which is too large for me to upload and download from cloud drive evertime.
Also if i would access single files online then it could make sharing them really easy.
So that is why i was thinking of backing up the library folder using FileSync program of Mega.nz.
Anyway, what i wanted to know was are the cover.jpg and metadata.opf file really necessary or should i just upload the epub file ?
If i ever restore the whole library in the future will i need the opf file ?
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Originally Posted by Sirtel
You can save the preferences, plugins etc. by copying the configuration folder in addition to the library folder. That's what I've always done.
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Config folder ? i didint see any config folder in the install location.