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ArmadilloPilot · 05-18-2021, 10:57 PM

I want to decide on the best way to keep a backup of the Library. I checked the forum posts and saw that some recommend using the Export function. Others mention just having a duplicate library somewhere.

In the second option what about the configuration files? I see that Calibre has files in Appdata/Roaming as well as Appdata/Local. Do you need to back up all that also. If so, it would seem that the Export function is a little more foolproof, since I read somewhere that Export gathers config data also. I tried my own Export: It went quiet rapidly, 4 seconds. The size, 1 gb, was only 10% smaller than the raw library data.

I have never tried the Import function. If I import does it just overwrite and replace the existing Library?

Appreciate someone's input and suggestion.

05-18-2021, 10:57 PM	#1
ArmadilloPilot Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Texas Device: Pocketbook Verse Pro	Backup the Library I want to decide on the best way to keep a backup of the Library. I checked the forum posts and saw that some recommend using the Export function. Others mention just having a duplicate library somewhere. In the second option what about the configuration files? I see that Calibre has files in Appdata/Roaming as well as Appdata/Local. Do you need to back up all that also. If so, it would seem that the Export function is a little more foolproof, since I read somewhere that Export gathers config data also. I tried my own Export: It went quiet rapidly, 4 seconds. The size, 1 gb, was only 10% smaller than the raw library data. I have never tried the Import function. If I import does it just overwrite and replace the existing Library? Appreciate someone's input and suggestion.