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Old 01-30-2025, 05:52 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by drawson1 View Post
Are there any issues with doing a file-based backup while Calibre is running? I use rsnapshot to back up my Linux desktop - I'm sure that this is fine for the actual epub/pdf files, but what about the settings and database? Note that the backup DOES running in the middle of the night, so there are normally no running Calibre jobs.

Thanks!

Dan
You do not want to do a backup while calibre is running. The database could be open. It's also possible some of the files in the settings directory could be open.

You should close calibre and then run your backup.

I'm doing a backup of my calibre libraries now. When that's done, I'll do a backup of the settings directory.
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