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			I receive the error below when I open Calibre, any help please. Windows 11 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	calibre, version 7.4.0 ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>OSError</b>:[Errno 22] Invalid argument calibre 7.4 embedded-python: True Windows-10-10.0.22635-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('Windows', '10', '10.0.22635') Python 3.11.5 Windows: ('10', '10.0.22635', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free') Interface language: None Successfully initialized third party plugins: Barnes & Noble (1, 5, 4) && Goodreads (1, 8, 1) && Kobo Metadata (1, 5, 0) && Smashwords Metadata (1, 0, 2) Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre\gui2\library\models.py", line 642, in current_changed File "calibre\gui2\library\models.py", line 619, in get_book_display_info File "calibre\gui2\library\models.py", line 815, in cover File "calibre\db\legacy.py", line 455, in cover File "calibre\db\cache.py", line 1158, in cover File "calibre\db\cache.py", line 88, in call_func_with_lock File "calibre\db\cache.py", line 1193, in copy_cover_to File "calibre\db\backend.py", line 1695, in copy_cover_to File "shutil.py", line 197, in copyfileobj OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument  | 
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			Something is preventing calibre from reading files in its library folder. Typical culprits are antivirus/security and file sharing programs. Ensure the folder is excluded from all such programs. Also try rebooting your computer in safe mode and see if calibre work sthere, to confirm it is some program interfering.
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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