Thread: Clara HD Is occasional database corruption to be expected?
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Old 05-23-2022, 03:49 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by eink_enjoyer View Post
I'm using a Libra 2, and have had a corrupted database in the past.
Now, I'm using restic to make a full backup of the device.
But my question is the following: How exactly do I restore a database backup? What is the procedure?
Restic is useless. If the database is corrupt, you'll backup a corrupt database. Then when you do finally find out that the database is corrupt, you'll end up restoring a corrupt database. So you can dump Restic.

What you can use is Calibre with Kobo Utilities (plugin) to backup the database as Kobo Utilities does check the database before backing it up.

To restore a database, plug the Kobo into the computer and copy the backup database over the existing database. Then eject the Kobo and then reboot your Kobo.
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