Thread: Back up calibre
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Old 08-08-2019, 07:00 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by theducks View Post
To be honest, I would only use this for major changes. It can be slow, doing an entire Calibre (multi-Gig) collection.
Which is precisely why I would only use calibre's export/import tool for its intended purpose ==>> How do I move my calibre data from one computer to another?

For backups I follow this advice ==>> How do I backup calibre?.

I use the same folder/file sync tool (GoodSync) to maintain mirror copies of the calibre configuration and library folders as I use for everything else. I've been using GoodSync and its forerunner (the name of which I forget) since 2003.

Today there some excellent freeware tools that didn't exist 15 years ago ==>> Comparison of file synchronization software.

BR
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