|  07-27-2023, 06:13 PM | #1 | 
| Enthusiast  Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: iPad | 
				
				Database restore ignores some folders
			 
			
			I have a large library running on Windows 11. I also run the same library copied to a Linux Mint machine. The Linux version of Calibre reported quite a few issues with the library that didn't exist under Windows 11. So I ran a Database Restore on the Linux machine. This fixed all issues previously reported by Check Database, but it also reported 4 folders that were ignored. These 4 books were missing in the library (I guess that what it meant by "ignored"). Those 4 books exist in the portable drive I used to copy the library to the Linux machine. So I added the 4 books and everything works fine. However, when I run a Check Database, it reports the same 4 books as Extra Titles and wants me to delete them. Why? What causes Calibre on Linux to ignore these 4 books during a Database Restore? I thought the library folder was cross-platform compatible: Linux, Mac, and Windows. There is nothing exceptional about these 4 books, very vanilla, no long filenames, etc...   | 
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|  07-27-2023, 06:19 PM | #2 | 
| Bibliophagist            Posts: 48,088 Karma: 174315300 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos | 
			
			File name case sensitivity?
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|  07-27-2023, 08:05 PM | #3 | 
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|  07-27-2023, 08:30 PM | #4 | 
| Well trained by Cats            Posts: 31,249 Karma: 61360164 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A | 
			
			Have you tried using:  Quality Check Plugin: Fix: Check and rename book paths | 
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|  07-27-2023, 09:51 PM | #5 | 
| creator of calibre            Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various | 
			
			The library folder is absolutely NOT cross platform. The only safe way to migrate your library is using the export and import tools. https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...ter-to-another
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|  07-28-2023, 10:15 AM | #6 | 
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			Thanks Kovid, I'll try that.
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