Windows Backup

[Rellwood]

Other than the obvious folders are there Calibre folders I need to add to my weekly backup? Windows says it won't back up temporary files, and I know Calibre uses them. I had problems in the past when I restored a computer from backup and the Calibre Libraries that were restored stopped recognizing some books.

[Divingduck]

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...backup-calibre

Best way to to avoid problems with backup is to stop and close calibre first. Some files like metadata.db for the actual used library are locked by a running calibre.

Beside your library/libraries folders save the config directory to your backup and you will be fine.

[theducks]

I use the Export/import selection on the Library icon
It creates Spanned Zips in the destination folder of selected (from the list of KNOWN) Libraries

The Import function allows a choice when there are multiple libraries

[Rellwood]

Originally Posted by Divingduck

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...backup-calibre

Best way to to avoid problems with backup is to stop and close calibre first. Some files like metadata.db for the actual used library are locked by a running calibre.

Beside your library/libraries folders save the config directory to your backup and you will be fine.

I always make sure all my processes are closed because it takes so long to backup my computer (all night).

[Rellwood]

Originally Posted by theducks

I use the Export/import selection on the Library icon
It creates Spanned Zips in the destination folder of selected (from the list of KNOWN) Libraries

The Import function allows a choice when there are multiple libraries

I do that as well, but then I am stuck with multiple Calibre Library's that require me to do clean installs per backup.

I already have three extra user accounts on my computer for this reason.

I have at this point in time 14 separate Calibre db zips containing between 3 and 10 libraries each

and for giggles I just counted all my open and available (but not necessarily added to Calibre) after counting across backups of three machines on a 4tb hard drive plus the libraries on my current machine (of course there are most likely multiples of the same library I have a whopping....Holy Moses- I just counted using a a spreadsheet to keep count, 251 libraries!

Roughly 3/4 of those are basically the same library with bits of metadata changes however, they are all there and Lord knows it will take a long time to work through them.

Anyhow, I just wanted to make sure that all the settings and Calibre Cache and temporary internet files were backed up so that books in libraries can still be accessed.

Thanks!