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toddos · 05-22-2010, 07:22 PM

The database path is a configuration item (not exposed in the UI for some reason) to move the database to a different location. I don't know if it's actually used anywhere, since it defaults to the user's profile directory + library1.db but the database always ends up in the root of the library path. I've been using the environment variable CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH to move the database to a location other than the library path. I initially did that due to the DE migrator problem I mentioned earlier so that the GUI would not block WHS's drive rebalancing (moved the database to a non-share directory on c:, for example). It's potentially unnecessary with this approach if you don't mind your metadata.db living in the library root. Personally I like the idea of keeping the database separate from the files.

When I changed the config location above using the environment variable, I pre-populated that location using the administrator's configuration files.

05-22-2010, 07:22 PM	#15
toddos Guru Posts: 695 Karma: 822675 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Nokia Lumia 920 (Freda)	The database path is a configuration item (not exposed in the UI for some reason) to move the database to a different location. I don't know if it's actually used anywhere, since it defaults to the user's profile directory + library1.db but the database always ends up in the root of the library path. I've been using the environment variable CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH to move the database to a location other than the library path. I initially did that due to the DE migrator problem I mentioned earlier so that the GUI would not block WHS's drive rebalancing (moved the database to a non-share directory on c:, for example). It's potentially unnecessary with this approach if you don't mind your metadata.db living in the library root. Personally I like the idea of keeping the database separate from the files. When I changed the config location above using the environment variable, I pre-populated that location using the administrator's configuration files. Last edited by toddos; 05-22-2010 at 07:24 PM.