Thread: Organizational doubt: Single library with virtual libraries vs Multiple libaries
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Old 07-26-2024, 09:36 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by joruib View Post
Well, thanks for your answers! I'm starting to realize that probably a single library is the way to go, though it would be interesting to know how many books are 'too much' before starting to see penalties in performance (I've read somebody in the forums has a library with 200.000 books! I'm nowhere near that!).

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RAM and disk space are the limiting factors.

RAM, because the DB (what drives the GUI grid) Is in memory (the actual books are only on disk except when Editing, converting or Viewing) Mine (V7.15) says 335MB or about the same as THIS Firefox session is using)

IMHO the Library does not need to be on a SSD because most books are small to tiny when compared to modern applications. My 'Main' (not the Calibre default) is on spinning rust , not the SSD (C
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