MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Mimic the Calibre Export Library using CLI

BetterRed · 06-13-2020, 06:53 PM

@Kevan - calibre's export/import feature was designed to migrate calibre data between computers, including between computers using different operating/file system platforms - e.g. MacOS/HFS+ to Windows/NTFS.

IMO a better backup solution is to use a file synchronisation tool to maintain a replica copy of the data (aka as a mirror or incremental backup) ==>> Comparison of file synchronization software

Advantages are:

Speed, after the initial use only the files that have changed since last use are copied, which promotes frequent backups - e.g daily;
Non proprietary, the backup copy is exactly the same as the original, hence:
- the same programs can be used on the backup data as are used on the original,
- individual items can be judiciously restored, e.g. if you inadvertently lose or overwrite a cover you can restore the cover (and only the cover) you had from backup,
- special tools not needed to restore datasets - e.g. a calibre library or configuration folder, music album, last years holiday snaps etc; just use the OS file management tool (File Explorer, Finder, Nautilus etc).

BR

06-13-2020, 06:53 PM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,772 Karma: 30237628 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Kevan - calibre's export/import feature was designed to migrate calibre data between computers, including between computers using different operating/file system platforms - e.g. MacOS/HFS+ to Windows/NTFS. IMO a better backup solution is to use a file synchronisation tool to maintain a replica copy of the data (aka as a mirror or incremental backup) ==>> Comparison of file synchronization software Advantages are: Speed, after the initial use only the files that have changed since last use are copied, which promotes frequent backups - e.g daily; Non proprietary, the backup copy is exactly the same as the original, hence: the same programs can be used on the backup data as are used on the original, individual items can be judiciously restored, e.g. if you inadvertently lose or overwrite a cover you can restore the cover (and only the cover) you had from backup, special tools not needed to restore datasets - e.g. a calibre library or configuration folder, music album, last years holiday snaps etc; just use the OS file management tool (File Explorer, Finder, Nautilus etc). BR Last edited by BetterRed; 06-13-2020 at 06:55 PM.