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Mister Underhill - I just re-read what you wrote.
If you Restore the library folder from File History it will restore its latest copy of sub-folders and files automatically… i.e. metadata(<most recent date>).db will be restored to metadata.db… etc.
Now I'm wondering of you're proposing to have calibre use the File History copy of the library. IMO that's not a good idea.
BR
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Originally Posted by BetterRed
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Originally Posted by Mister Underhill
Ah, okay. In the folder there are a bunch of metadata.db files, but they all include a datestamp in the filename. For instance, the latest one is "metadata (2024_09_09 15_59_25 UTC).db".
So should I just rename that to metadata.db?
Also, I notice that there are a bunch of datestamped .json files named "metadata_db_prefs_backup (DATE).json". Are these configuration files?
Thanks so much for the response!
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I would try copying "metadata (2024_09_09 15_59_25 UTC).db" to "metadata .db", ditto the "metadata_db_prefs_backup (DATE).json" file. And then try pointing calibre at the library folder.
If that works do a Library check. If that's okay, delete the dated metadata.db and metadata_db_prefs_backup.json files.
Whilst I have File History enabled on my calibre libraries, I regard it as a last resort backup source for an entire library. However, on more than one occasion it has saved me a lot of grief when I've made a mistake when editing a format file… e.g. deleting the substantive content rather the head and tail bumph.
I use a file synchronisation tool (GoodSync) to backup the data I don't want to lose, which includes calibre libraries.
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