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Old 02-20-2020, 01:32 PM   #12
bookmole
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Originally Posted by stumped View Post
what you have there looks like a compressed backup of a library, not an actual ready-to-use library you have to use the RESTORE function to unpack it.
it is something you made using calibre BACKUP function ?
This was made using the Export function. I have used the Import function to unpack it, which it did (all the books + the db), but then was told Calibre couldn't create the library at the chosen location, and to choose another one.

Which I did - I have put this on my desktop (now OneDrive has been deactivated!) and in Documents.

I do store the backups on a NAS, but it's only used by my and Hubs, and he doesn't use Calibre, so it's pretty safe.

Just flummoxed!

Original setup is still on my Windows7-running laptop, which I wish was still supported.

How long would you expect the Restore function to take for a db of 16,000'ish books?

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