Question is exactly what it sounds like. I have a kind of finicky set of settings and plugins that I rely on to manage my kobo library, and it's a pain to keep them updated between my desktop, my work laptop, and my fiancee's computer. I can't install things like syncthing on the work laptop, and I'd rather not on my fiancee's computer.
So my brilliant (idiotic) idea is to keep calibre-portable on my Kobo, treating it like a flash drive. I'm going to create a .calibre folder in the top-level directory of my kobo (the one that contains .kobo, author folders, etc.). That way I will always have calibre available and configured how I like it, whether I'm using my work laptop, my desktop, or my fiancee's laptop.
I have plenty of space on my kobo, so that's not a concern. But I suspect that there is a high risk of database corruption, losing my calibre install when I update the kobo, or similar problems.
Questions:
- Is this a bad idea? If so, why?
- Is there anything I need to do to accomplish this safely?
- Will updating my kobo's firmware delete the .calibre folder?
- If this would be problematic, are there any similar solutions that could work better?