Thread: Datebase corrupt and would not restore all books
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Old 08-06-2021, 04:09 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by kchichester View Post
I should say that all of the books contain their own metadata files.
metadata.opf is what Calibre restore USES to rebuild the DB as well as
metadata_db_prefs_backup.json, which is the Structure (as customized) of what the DB should have.

If that is gone, you only get the default fields upon restore
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