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Old 04-10-2020, 11:18 PM   #26
CaptainKen
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Originally Posted by ilovejedd View Post
It just backs up the book metadata (title, author, series info, tags, comments, custom columns, etc) into individual OPF files inside the book folders/directories. This is done so there's a backup of metadata in case of Calibre database corruption. Note, this does not backup your actual ebook files.
Gasp...why is this not in the manual?
Calibre Library->Library Maintenance->Library metadata backup status->Queue all books for backup
It just backs up the book metadata (title, author, series info, tags, comments, custom columns, etc) into individual OPF files inside the book folders/directories. This is done so there's a backup of metadata in case of Calibre database corruption. Note, this does not backup your actual ebook files.
That is ONLY a backup of the CALIBRE shown METADATA. It exists to restore the DB ENTRIES only. If you want a FULL backup (best done to a different hard drive), use Export / Import on the Library icon.
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