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johnbw · 12-31-2020, 11:32 AM

Is it safe to maintain a library on a Google Drive if the drive is only used for backup and/or when fully sync'd across endpoints?

The plan is to only work on calibre on a single endpoint at a time (Win10 PC), and only on multiple endpoints (non-concurrently) if the library is fully sync'd first with the on-line copy and any other endpoints. A sort of manual file-locking protocol.

I've seen previous posts that warn of corruption but want to confirm this only happens if the library is modified concurrently from multiple endpoints.

Thanks

12-31-2020, 11:32 AM	#1
johnbw Agile eBooks Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: kindle	Is Google Drive safe as backup and sync? Is it safe to maintain a library on a Google Drive if the drive is only used for backup and/or when fully sync'd across endpoints? The plan is to only work on calibre on a single endpoint at a time (Win10 PC), and only on multiple endpoints (non-concurrently) if the library is fully sync'd first with the on-line copy and any other endpoints. A sort of manual file-locking protocol. I've seen previous posts that warn of corruption but want to confirm this only happens if the library is modified concurrently from multiple endpoints. Thanks