[Braid]

I recently wiped my hard drive, including my Calibre library. However, I had saved a backup of the "Calibre Library" directory, including a "metadata" Data Base file, and a "metadata_db_prefs_backup.json" file.

Is it possible for me to restore my library using these files?

Obviously, all the ebook files are in the library directory. However, I hope also to restore the careful tagging and metadata work, virtual libraries and collections, that I had created over the years. Unfortunately, when I import the library using Calibre's import function, my books are imported with incorrect tags and metadata.

So, this thread aims to investigate whether I could potentially get my old library back, or whether I should give up.