Edit book

bettyruthe · 07-18-2014, 01:30 AM

In the Edit Book, why sometimes you can't save, you get an error message? That never used to happen, and now it happens too often.

eschwartz · 07-18-2014, 01:32 AM

What error message are you getting?

bettyruthe · 07-18-2014, 02:15 AM

I can't remember it right offhand right this minute, but something about the book can't be saved, Go to File | Save a copy.

Okay, it just happened again, so I wrote it down. It gives a big red X and says, "Saving of the book failed. Click 'Show Details' for more information. You can try to save a copy to a different location, via File → Save a Copy."

DoctorOhh · 07-18-2014, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bettyruthe

Click 'Show Details' for more information.

Click the Show Details, copy it to clipboard and post the full error details.

This error may happen if your library is in something like Dropbox and you have not paused the Syncing while working on your library.

Aanya · 07-18-2014, 04:18 AM

What exactly the error message? could you please share by your next post.
Just Click on 'Show Details' and try to copy if unable to copy just take snap and share here.

AnotherCat · 07-18-2014, 04:09 PM

I had this problem occasionally but have not run into it for a month or so now, so if not done already update Calibre to the latest version first just in case that is the resolution. If I recall correctly there have been a few gremlins that are now fixed.

Sometimes it would be because I had the book open in a reader at the same time for checking and had forgotten it was so

and the file was locked. Closing the reader fixed the problem then, of course.

But I had some cases where there was no obvious reason as to why the book would not save. In these cases I used the offered "save a copy" option and saved the copy straight into the Calibre library folder the book resided in (or the folder the book is in if it is not in the Calibre library), so over-writing the existing book file. I ran into no problems doing this and could just keep on editing and saving the book as normal without having to close and reopen the editor.

bettyruthe · 07-19-2014, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnotherCat

But I had some cases where there was no obvious reason as to why the book would not save. In these cases I used the offered "save a copy" option and saved the copy straight into the Calibre library folder the book resided in (or the folder the book is in if it is not in the Calibre library), so over-writing the existing book file. I ran into no problems doing this and could just keep on editing and saving the book as normal without having to close and reopen the editor.

That's what I've been doing, too. Anyway, the next time this happens, I'll copy the "Show Details."

Thanks for the help, all.

07-18-2014, 01:30 AM	#1
bettyruthe Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: kindle	Edit book In the Edit Book, why sometimes you can't save, you get an error message? That never used to happen, and now it happens too often.

07-18-2014, 02:15 AM	#3
bettyruthe Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: kindle	I can't remember it right offhand right this minute, but something about the book can't be saved, Go to File \| Save a copy. Okay, it just happened again, so I wrote it down. It gives a big red X and says, "Saving of the book failed. Click 'Show Details' for more information. You can try to save a copy to a different location, via File → Save a Copy." Last edited by bettyruthe; 07-18-2014 at 02:40 AM. Reason: adding to

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AnotherCat .... Posts: 1,547 Karma: 18068960 Join Date: May 2012 Device: ....	I had this problem occasionally but have not run into it for a month or so now, so if not done already update Calibre to the latest version first just in case that is the resolution. If I recall correctly there have been a few gremlins that are now fixed. Sometimes it would be because I had the book open in a reader at the same time for checking and had forgotten it was so and the file was locked. Closing the reader fixed the problem then, of course. But I had some cases where there was no obvious reason as to why the book would not save. In these cases I used the offered "save a copy" option and saved the copy straight into the Calibre library folder the book resided in (or the folder the book is in if it is not in the Calibre library), so over-writing the existing book file. I ran into no problems doing this and could just keep on editing and saving the book as normal without having to close and reopen the editor.

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