Calibre books lost

wrenn1 · 08-09-2013, 11:11 AM

Not sure where to put this but I opened my Calibre this morning and there are no books in there. They aren't in the Calibre folder in my computer either. I am assuming I can't get them back but is there a way to prevent it happening again? thanks.

Adoby · 08-09-2013, 11:19 AM

Just restore your most recent backup.

wrenn1 · 08-09-2013, 11:57 AM

Oh right. Thank you. I will do that. Can I prevent this happening again though?

itimpi · 08-09-2013, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by wrenn1

Oh right. Thank you. I will do that. Can I prevent this happening again though?

Something deleted the files and from your description there is no clue as to what did it. Unless you accidentally did it yourself it, it could be anything running on your PC/Mac.

Adoby · 08-09-2013, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by wrenn1

Oh right. Thank you. I will do that. Can I prevent this happening again though?

Most likely it is very easy to prevent, but how depends on what "this" exactly was. Just try to not do what caused "this" again.

wrenn1 · 08-09-2013, 12:45 PM

happy to have provided you the opportunity to showcase your wit. :-)

Adoby · 08-09-2013, 02:35 PM

Once, many years ago, when I worked as an IT guy on a small company, I was asked to help fix a problem with a computer that seemed to reboot while the user received phone calls from the boss. It never happened during other calls or when working on the computer.

I replaced all the cables and we moved the phone to another side of the desk, and switched network jacks and phone jacks. Nothing helped. Now and then, always during a call with the boss, the computer would reboot.

I passed by after a few weeks and saw the user was in a call. I later found out that it was the boss. I stopped and watched. After a few minutes the user pushed back slightly from the desk, leaned backwards in the office chair, turned the chair a little towards a big calendar on the wall, and crossed one leg over the other and started to wiggle the foot up and down while the phone conversation continued. The wiggling foot was now just a few centimeters from the reset button on the computer.

DoctorOhh · 08-10-2013, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by wrenn1

happy to have provided you the opportunity to showcase your wit. :-)

Setting wit aside, as you described the problem what you experienced is most likely not a calibre issue. The only way to remove all of your books from the library is to select all books and click on remove books Or Ctrl-a then delete. Either way it would require a conscious effort on your behalf.

A more likely scenario is that you accidentally dragged and dropped the library folder while in a file manager. If you search your computer for the file metadata.db you might be able to find the library. The metadata.db file will be in the the root of the library folder structure.

wrenn1 · 08-10-2013, 09:52 AM

Thank you. I did find it and can see when I might have unintentionally moved the folder when messing with other things.

Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.

LadyKate · 08-11-2013, 09:52 AM

I have to say backup. Use zip or winrar and backup your library all in one place. Update it every now and then.

OR depending on the size of the library copy it to a thumb drive or sd card if lacking in hard drive space. SD cards are getting inexpensive at around 25 or less for 32 gig.

Our libraries are usually many, many hours of work.

Also, take a look at your recycle bin to see when it was deleted. It may give you an idea of what happened from the time of deletion.

DoctorOhh · 08-11-2013, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by LadyKate

I have to say backup.

Good advice.

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Originally Posted by LadyKate

Also, take a look at your recycle bin to see when it was deleted. It may give you an idea of what happened from the time of deletion.

Look at the last couple of posts nothing was deleted just mistakenly moved.

08-09-2013, 11:11 AM	#1
wrenn1 Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 48576 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Calibre books lost Not sure where to put this but I opened my Calibre this morning and there are no books in there. They aren't in the Calibre folder in my computer either. I am assuming I can't get them back but is there a way to prevent it happening again? thanks.

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08-09-2013, 11:19 AM	#2
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	Just restore your most recent backup.

08-09-2013, 11:57 AM	#3
wrenn1 Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 48576 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Oh right. Thank you. I will do that. Can I prevent this happening again though?

08-09-2013, 12:45 PM	#6
wrenn1 Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 48576 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	happy to have provided you the opportunity to showcase your wit. :-)

08-09-2013, 02:35 PM	#7
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	Once, many years ago, when I worked as an IT guy on a small company, I was asked to help fix a problem with a computer that seemed to reboot while the user received phone calls from the boss. It never happened during other calls or when working on the computer. I replaced all the cables and we moved the phone to another side of the desk, and switched network jacks and phone jacks. Nothing helped. Now and then, always during a call with the boss, the computer would reboot. I passed by after a few weeks and saw the user was in a call. I later found out that it was the boss. I stopped and watched. After a few minutes the user pushed back slightly from the desk, leaned backwards in the office chair, turned the chair a little towards a big calendar on the wall, and crossed one leg over the other and started to wiggle the foot up and down while the phone conversation continued. The wiggling foot was now just a few centimeters from the reset button on the computer.

08-10-2013, 09:52 AM	#9
wrenn1 Addict Posts: 259 Karma: 48576 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Thank you. I did find it and can see when I might have unintentionally moved the folder when messing with other things. Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.

08-11-2013, 09:52 AM	#10
LadyKate Fanatic Posts: 515 Karma: 1470724 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Quebec CA Device: android 4 (samsung tablet and asus tablet)	I have to say backup. Use zip or winrar and backup your library all in one place. Update it every now and then. OR depending on the size of the library copy it to a thumb drive or sd card if lacking in hard drive space. SD cards are getting inexpensive at around 25 or less for 32 gig. Our libraries are usually many, many hours of work. Also, take a look at your recycle bin to see when it was deleted. It may give you an idea of what happened from the time of deletion.

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