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lucask · Yesterday, 11:26 AM

I’m running Calibre 8.4 on Linux and have a very large library I’ve been maintaining for over a decade (around 19k files, ~180 GB). My laptop recently crashed and my only option now is to reinstall the OS.

Using a live USB, I was able to launch Calibre and use the Export Library tool to back up the library in multiple .calibre-data parts, which I’m currently uploading to Dropbox. Before I wipe the drive, I’d like some guidance:

- If in my new Calibre install the import fails for some reason, can I manually recover the old directory structure from all the .calibre-data files?
- Is there a reliable way to verify that the Dropbox uploads are complete and uncorrupted?
- ISince I don’t have access to another machine to test the restore, is there any way to confirm in advance that the exported parts will restore correctly?

More broadly, what would you do in my position?

Yesterday, 11:26 AM	#1
lucask Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Uganda Device: none	recovering a very large Calibre library after system crash I’m running Calibre 8.4 on Linux and have a very large library I’ve been maintaining for over a decade (around 19k files, ~180 GB). My laptop recently crashed and my only option now is to reinstall the OS. Using a live USB, I was able to launch Calibre and use the Export Library tool to back up the library in multiple .calibre-data parts, which I’m currently uploading to Dropbox. Before I wipe the drive, I’d like some guidance: - If in my new Calibre install the import fails for some reason, can I manually recover the old directory structure from all the .calibre-data files? - Is there a reliable way to verify that the Dropbox uploads are complete and uncorrupted? - ISince I don’t have access to another machine to test the restore, is there any way to confirm in advance that the exported parts will restore correctly? More broadly, what would you do in my position?