Maybe a bug?

gvantass · 03-08-2019, 05:14 AM

I just noticed what seems to be a strange behavior on Mac OS Mojave.

If I have calibre open and then expand or minimize a folder in my "auto-add" location, calibre tries to add a file called "Unknown" and it ends up having no format and no data.

I have been able to reproduce this repeatedly.

I suspect this is happening because calibre is recognizing the .DS_Store files that are being changed by the operating system.

kovidgoyal · 03-08-2019, 06:18 AM

calibre only auto adds files not folders. And IIRC I told it to ignore .DS_Store anyway, but maybe I am misremembering. Is there anything inside .DS_Store?

Also by default it will only add known ebook file types unless you told it to add all file types in Prefrences->Adding books->Automatic adding

gvantass · 03-08-2019, 06:43 PM

Understood. The DS_Store can safely be ignored because all it has in it is stuff like window location and folder state (expanded/minimized) if I recall correctly.

Thanks for the pointer to adding books. I checked there and it was set to import all files, so that's what was doing it.

Thank you for a great program!

BetterRed · 03-08-2019, 07:51 PM

Windows user here, desktop.ini's, thumbs.db's, and DSStore's are noxious weeds; the latter being the most prevalent, see ==>> How to disable the creation of .DS_Store files for Mac users' folders - TechRepublic

BR

03-08-2019, 05:14 AM	#1
gvantass Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: kindle paperwhite	Maybe a bug? I just noticed what seems to be a strange behavior on Mac OS Mojave. If I have calibre open and then expand or minimize a folder in my "auto-add" location, calibre tries to add a file called "Unknown" and it ends up having no format and no data. I have been able to reproduce this repeatedly. I suspect this is happening because calibre is recognizing the .DS_Store files that are being changed by the operating system.

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03-08-2019, 06:18 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,699 Karma: 28549304 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre only auto adds files not folders. And IIRC I told it to ignore .DS_Store anyway, but maybe I am misremembering. Is there anything inside .DS_Store? Also by default it will only add known ebook file types unless you told it to add all file types in Prefrences->Adding books->Automatic adding

03-08-2019, 06:43 PM	#3
gvantass Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: kindle paperwhite	Understood. The DS_Store can safely be ignored because all it has in it is stuff like window location and folder state (expanded/minimized) if I recall correctly. Thanks for the pointer to adding books. I checked there and it was set to import all files, so that's what was doing it. Thank you for a great program!

03-08-2019, 07:51 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,055 Karma: 30277960 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Windows user here, desktop.ini's, thumbs.db's, and DSStore's are noxious weeds; the latter being the most prevalent, see ==>> How to disable the creation of .DS_Store files for Mac users' folders - TechRepublic BR

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