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MacMichael001 · 02-05-2021, 05:54 PM

Since upgrading my iMac from macos Mojave to Big Sur I have been unable to use Alfred (search utility) to find books located in my Calibre library. Alfred will locate the author folder but not the individual books (all epub).

If I create a new folder and just copy a bunch of books (and author folders) from the Calibre library folder into the new folder, Alfred finds the books as it should.

As an experiment, I created a new Calibre library and copied (through Calibre) all my books into it. Alfred was able to find all the books. However, once I closed and reopened Calibre, Alfred was not able to find my books.

Does Calibre "lock" the library in some way to prevent Alfred from finding books? Spotlight finds all books without any problem.

I am using the most recent versions of both programs.

02-05-2021, 05:54 PM	#1
MacMichael001 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: Apple iPad Pro	Searching Calibre Library With Alfred Since upgrading my iMac from macos Mojave to Big Sur I have been unable to use Alfred (search utility) to find books located in my Calibre library. Alfred will locate the author folder but not the individual books (all epub). If I create a new folder and just copy a bunch of books (and author folders) from the Calibre library folder into the new folder, Alfred finds the books as it should. As an experiment, I created a new Calibre library and copied (through Calibre) all my books into it. Alfred was able to find all the books. However, once I closed and reopened Calibre, Alfred was not able to find my books. Does Calibre "lock" the library in some way to prevent Alfred from finding books? Spotlight finds all books without any problem. I am using the most recent versions of both programs.