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Originally Posted by lostinlodos
I don’t understand why you so aggressively defensive. I’m not trying to change anyone’s opinion on how they chose to use the software I’m stating a simple fact, millions use the program as a converter. Alone.
If you’re ok with software leaving garbage on your system that’s your choice. But there is a reason hundreds of millions of people use programs like Ccleaner and CleanMyMac. The majority, by a wide margin, frown upon random crap being left on the system.
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Over my decades in IT, I have had the joy of fixing systems for users that ran programs such as CCLeaner, CleanMyPC, MacCube Cleaner, MacBooster, etc. on both Windows and MacOS systems. Sorry but that experience has convinced me that use of that class of tools is not a good idea 99% of the time. For the most part, I rank them with 3rd party uninstallers as being solutions in search of a problem.
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Originally Posted by lostinlodos
I don’t have a nas system in place but I do use an LTO library. And can easily understand the concerns of the OP.
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Perhaps you don't mean what I would mean by using a LTO library. To me, it is a tape backup system. The last one we used was 1 petabyte multi-tape library which was replaced by a off-site disk array. The thought of trying to run a program or access random data off a LTO tape is enough to make me ROFL.
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Originally Posted by lostinlodos
What is it about a disable toggle in advanced settings that is so problematic for you?
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Simply that I prefer the new system and see no real benefit to adding a toggle.
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In the world of ultraportable devices and cloud storage and 64GB drives on chrome platforms, not everyone wants junk left when they thought, and intended, to delete it.
Just because calibre is on a 1Tb drive on my Mac does mean I like the idea of garbage being left on my system after taking the steps to use a delete function.
And on a removable drive: such a change can be very problematic. Take BSD and my Mac. The file management creates an index. That index is recording file actions. Here’s one problem with the new function. Deleting the files from within the program and then clearing the trash bin does not delete the index. Previously delete the files from within the program removed the folders, and thus the index as well.
Now, emptying the trash leaves behind the trash folder including the index database for that folder. There is the potential for an index clash, or a backup issue. Especially on sparse backups.
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As for Chrome platforms? I have run Calibre under Crostini. Not a recommended experience.
Really? Emptying the trash leaves behind the trash folder? That seems to be standard practice on any operating system I've used. Your Mac deletes the Trash directory when you empty it? Doesn't seem to do that on the Ventura VM I'm using.
The remainder of your comments reads like someone with no real knowledge of disk operating systems. You do realize that calibre uses the OS for disk management? So if indexes are being left behind, those would be on your OS and not on calibre.
I do admire your sympathy towards those running on system with small storage devices.