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Old 01-30-2026, 07:22 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by dizzy274 View Post
I've been using Box for years with no problems; so long in fact that I can't remember how I set it up! Is there a reason not to use cloud storage? I guess if I'd seen that Calibre didn't support Box, I'd never have used it. Incidentally my Box library is synced to a Mega cloud library and then MegaSync downloads it to my tablet, so I'm happy that I'm well backed up. I use Calibre Sync to access the Mega Library and used to use Calibre Companion to look at the Box Library.
If I had a nickel for every post in the last year that started with the equivalents of "I've been using <cloud storage of your choice> for years without problems" and ends with "now my library is inaccessible/corrupt/whatever", I'd be able to afford a venti hot chocolate at the local Starbucks.

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Does Calibre not officially support cloud Storage?
calibre uses an SQLite database and the creators of that code do not recommend using SQLite on a network. See SQLite Over a Network, Caveats and Considerations for more information.

Another quote on using SQLite over a network is:

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SQLite is primarily designed as a lightweight, serverless, embedded database that stores data in a single local file, not for direct access over a network by multiple clients. Direct use over a network file system is strongly discouraged due to latency and unreliable file-locking mechanisms in many network file systems, which can lead to database corruption.
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