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Originally Posted by DNSB
The issue for most of the posters is the use of a cloud or other network attached storage to store their calibre libraries. Keep your backups in the cloud? Sure though I personally keep local backups as well. Run your calibre library from network storage? This is considered A BAD IDEA. See SQLite Over a Network, Caveats and Considerations for SQLite's take on doing so. Since calibre uses SQLite as it's database solution, the same issues apply. Until SQLite releases a free network storage compatible version, this is unlikely to change. If you think why not change to a different DB supplier? The choices there are rather expensive for Kovid to eat the cost and even so, as most database administrators would tell you, you need to have good backups. |
You mention some very particular use cases where I would agree that cloud usage would be problematic, but I don’t think most people think of running their Calibre library from network storage when they sniff at WiFi and cloud services.
It’s not to say that cloud services are perfect. I’ve had my fair share of cloud headaches. There are sync issues and privacy issues and battery issues, etc. Last night, iCloud disappeared ten files that I moved into a folder. (Thanks, Apple!). However, there are also benefits which don’t get much mention around here. I answered the survey with support for both sideloading and cloud services. Give us the options and we’ll choose what works for us best.