Can'r convert PDF

Ed Addis · 10-24-2016, 12:48 PM

I'm using Calibre 1.48 on Windows XP. When I try to convert a PDF, I get the error message Failed:Convert Book 1 of 1 ([name]). The detail has the following error at the end:
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: u'C:\\DOCUME~1\\Ed\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\calibre_qvyjur \\t8yutd_plumber\\index.html'

Can anyone help please?

kovidgoyal · 10-24-2016, 01:15 PM

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...n-denied-error

Ed Addis · 10-24-2016, 05:10 PM

Thanks for your reply Kovid. Unfortuantely, none of the listed causes applies here. Not an SD card or a device. PDF file is accessible by Everyone with full control - no owner is specified. The folder and file specified in the error doesn't exist - they're created by the system. PDF file is not open anywhere else, is not read-only and is not pending recovery. This fault has developed recently - I used to have no trouble with this. I tried rolling back to v1.47, but same outcome.

kovidgoyal · 10-24-2016, 10:30 PM

A permission denied error comes from the operating system, so *something* on your OS is blocking calibre from accessing the file, you will have to figure out what that is.

Divingduck · 10-25-2016, 04:55 AM

An additional tip, check in addition your running processes for your PDF Reader. Sometimes it happens that a program is already closed but some used processes still on delay and keep a file blocked.
I had similar problems with Acrobat DC (Win10) after one of the last updates when I often open and close PDF files in a short period of time.

BetterRed · 10-25-2016, 07:06 PM

@Ed Addis - try running calibre in Safe Mode with no network, nothing in startup, and no shell extensions - assuming that's still doable on XP

You could also try giving calibre a dedicated temporary folder see ==>> CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR, I think that was available before 2.0.

Another thing to try is Calibre Portable, it's self contained, hence less susceptible to interference from other programs.

BR

10-24-2016, 12:48 PM	#1
Ed Addis Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: Kindle	Can'r convert PDF I'm using Calibre 1.48 on Windows XP. When I try to convert a PDF, I get the error message Failed:Convert Book 1 of 1 ([name]). The detail has the following error at the end: IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: u'C:\\DOCUME~1\\Ed\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\calibre_qvyjur \\t8yutd_plumber\\index.html' Can anyone help please?

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10-24-2016, 01:15 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,349 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...n-denied-error

10-24-2016, 05:10 PM	#3
Ed Addis Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: Kindle	Thanks for your reply Kovid. Unfortuantely, none of the listed causes applies here. Not an SD card or a device. PDF file is accessible by Everyone with full control - no owner is specified. The folder and file specified in the error doesn't exist - they're created by the system. PDF file is not open anywhere else, is not read-only and is not pending recovery. This fault has developed recently - I used to have no trouble with this. I tried rolling back to v1.47, but same outcome.

10-24-2016, 10:30 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,349 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	A permission denied error comes from the operating system, so something on your OS is blocking calibre from accessing the file, you will have to figure out what that is.

10-25-2016, 04:55 AM	#5
Divingduck Wizard Posts: 1,166 Karma: 1410083 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Germany Device: Sony PRS-650	An additional tip, check in addition your running processes for your PDF Reader. Sometimes it happens that a program is already closed but some used processes still on delay and keep a file blocked. I had similar problems with Acrobat DC (Win10) after one of the last updates when I often open and close PDF files in a short period of time.

10-25-2016, 07:06 PM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,725 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Ed Addis - try running calibre in Safe Mode with no network, nothing in startup, and no shell extensions - assuming that's still doable on XP You could also try giving calibre a dedicated temporary folder see ==>> CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR, I think that was available before 2.0. Another thing to try is Calibre Portable, it's self contained, hence less susceptible to interference from other programs. BR

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