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Originally Posted by DNSB
If you want to backup your libraries and configuration to Google Drive (or any other cloud storage service), I would recommend using a zip utility (I personally use 7Zip) to zip your libraries and the calibre configuration directory and then send that file to your backup destination. For myself, I use 7Zip and a batch file to automate the process.
This does require enough local storage back to create the .zip file which can be an issue for those who don't have much in the line of local storage.
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I have never needed to use my backup (managed by Goodsynch which is very similar to FFS), to recover an entire library, it's almost invariably a book folder, or a format file I regret removing six months ago (GS retains an archive of deleted folders and files).
I include several calibre libraries and configs, and my locally saved mail, soc med posts, tax receipts, shopping lists etc, etc in one GS job… I am 90% sure FFS can do the same.
I can reinstate a format or book directly from GS's current mirror or its archive of deleted folders and files into the relevant calibre library using the relevant Add Books action.
I keep a weekly backup in the cloud, but I've never made any use of it except to look at and maybe copy from when away from home. I do daily backups lo local HQ HDD drives - from which I've recovered books and formats as described above. Haven't lost an HDD in decades.
I also make use of Windows Previous Versions in "Bugger where did Chapter Eleven go" situations. Always me selecting Chapter Eleven, hitting Delete and saying Yes of course I'm sure, then doing a Ctrl+S, Alt+space,c
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