Thread: Shared Library?
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Old 09-01-2011, 11:12 AM   #25
Philip36Fld
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Originally Posted by Dopedangel View Post
You would be better of running calibre with a batch file as if I remember correctly even if you are able to use the library from both profiles calibre settings would be different for both users so you will have to install plugins etc 2 times and any custom setting you make won't be available to the 2nd profile.
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Originally Posted by dwanthny View Post
Good idea.

Running one common calibre settings folder is an advantage of starting calibre from a batch file. All plugins and calibre library custom settings will then be the same for all users. This is how I run my library from dropbox, even though I install calibre independently on each of the machines, the config directory is the exact same directory on each machine.
Dopedangel and dwanthny, you have both given me a lot to think about.
After doing a search of the user manual and a quick peek at the relevant material I have some studying to do before plotting out how I want to implement things.
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