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Originally Posted by Patricia1066
I went through the process substituting a June db file for the (empty) one created today.
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You needed all of the original folders/files including the metadata.db not just the metadata.db file.
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Originally Posted by Patricia1066
I spoke too soon the "books" were just empty entries probably created from the db metadata file.
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You're correct. The fake/empty library was created from the metadata.db file. If you had copied the entire structure it would have worked without delay.
If you still have your backup (as I believe you indicated you did), then exit calibre completely, delete all of the folders in the library and simply copy your backup to the library folder.