How do I fix 'file missing'?

ownedbycats · 03-06-2025, 08:46 PM

On my Kobo, I signed in and out of account. This removed my store books.

I restored a database backup. Unfortunately, I forgot to let the books re-download before doing so. Hence lots of "FILE MISSING: title" 0byte stubs in the Calibre device view and unopenable boooks on the device (because they weren't downloaded).

I got that sorted by doing a repair account and redownloaded the books. But they still appear as file missing. How do I fix this?

ownedbycats · 03-06-2025, 08:51 PM

I deleted metadata.calibre. No more file missings but everything is unmatched now. Oh well.

03-06-2025, 08:46 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,970 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	How do I fix 'file missing'? On my Kobo, I signed in and out of account. This removed my store books. I restored a database backup. Unfortunately, I forgot to let the books re-download before doing so. Hence lots of "FILE MISSING: title" 0byte stubs in the Calibre device view and unopenable boooks on the device (because they weren't downloaded). I got that sorted by doing a repair account and redownloaded the books. But they still appear as file missing. How do I fix this?

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03-06-2025, 08:51 PM	#2
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,970 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I deleted metadata.calibre. No more file missings but everything is unmatched now. Oh well.

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