Thread: Calibre randomly changes date of metadata.opf files of books I haven't edited
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Old 11-14-2021, 04:11 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by nephtys59 View Post
No, I did not. I added the 35 new books, completed their metadata e didn't touch any other book in the library. What I didn't expect is for Calibre to change the metadata.opf file date of other 150 old books which I did not touch. At all.
Don't worry about it.

The metadata.opf files in the book folders have a singular purpose. They are the means via which the library database can be restored, should it get lost or corrupted. They get rewritten for non-obvious reasons.

See the Note in this: User Manual: User Interface: Library

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