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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
simply delete your current library folder (assuming you have a backup) and calibre should start fine. Once it has started, copy your backup somewhere local and point calibre to it by clicking the calibre icon in the main window calibre toolbar and choosing switc to library.
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I tried to rename of the Calibre directory folder to see what would have happened, and Calibre opened just fine, but obviously with an emptuy library. Now I am downloading back all my files to a local folder as you suggest, and will point Calibre to the new location. Thank you so much for your quick and kind help!
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Originally Posted by Sirtel
As to other people keeping their library on a cloud drive successfully - I can only speak for myself, but yes, my library in Dropbox is locally stored on all my devices, as well as in the cloud. I never use the Dropbox counterpart of "File on Demand" for my Calibre library.
As my library is over 60GB by now and my whole Dropbox folder over 300GB, I have to choose my laptops and tablets accordingly. The average 256GB of storage just won't cut it.
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Thank you for your advice, Sirtel. I will keep my library stored locally (and cloud) from now on. What would you suggest then, in order to access the files from other devices?
The options I have in mind are:
- I put my library on an SD card, manage it from Calibre (laptop), and put it in the tablet when I need something. But I wouldn't have the comfort of a Calibre-like catalogue on the tablet – wouldn't I?
- Put my library on an SD card, manage it from Calibre (laptop), and choose the SD card as the location of my OneDrive directory. This way I would have the file stored locally AND on the cloud, while occupying no space in the laptop SSD.
- I store my library somewhere local, and have OneDrive do planned backups (if it has such a feature) of that directory. Then access the backup in the cloud from the tablet. But it sounds a bit convoluted.
In other words, I'm looking for the best solution in order not to have my library on my laptop's SSD, and be able to share it with my tablet in a smooth way.