Thread: "Failed: Backing up Kobo device database" - brand new Sage
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Old 01-10-2022, 11:04 PM   #7
davidfor
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Originally Posted by jcf View Post
Sure. I am not here to debate with you.

Let me just say to others who might read this thread that all I did to fix the error I encountered (on a Lubuntu 18.04 machine) is to issue these commands:


sudo ln -s /home /Users
mkdir -p $HOME/Documents/KoboBackups


Restart Calibre and all is fine after that.
You might not be here to debate the issue, but, you are posting incorrect information. The plugin needs to be configured to suit the user. This includes deciding whether to do a backup and then setting the directory to use. The directory will only be read only of neither of the options for when to do a backup is select. Which means that one of the checkboxes at the top of the "Device Database Backup" group is selected. The field will be enabled and you can type a path into the field or use the button next to it to select the directory you want to use. That uses the OSes directory picker which should have a way to create the desired directory.

And while links are good ideas in some places, I do not think they make sense here. The directory can be configured, suggesting that links are the way to handle it is not good.
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