Upgrading form x36 to x64 ¿anything to consider before deleting calibre x32?

MrClockwise · 05-19-2013, 11:42 AM

Hi!

I run a W7 x64 implementation and, until today, I hadn't realized that there actually was a x64 version of Calibre going around.

So I installed it and it works like a charm (usually my system froze for about 10 seconds while Calibre loaded, now that's gone

), but I want to uninstall the x32 bits version, but I'm afraid I might break something and I've invested a lot of time organizing my library just to blow it up due to careless uninstalling.

Is there anything I should keep in mind or do before uninstalling the x32 bits version from my system?

PeterT · 05-19-2013, 11:56 AM

Nothing special to-do at all. Just uninstall the 32 bit version and all should be fine.

MrClockwise · 05-19-2013, 02:48 PM

Got it. Thanks!

MrClockwise · 05-26-2013, 06:15 PM

So, after upgrading Calibre to x64 bits, now I can't set ebook-viewer.exe as the default ebook reader (I've tried only with epubs, since I use other software for PDFs and DjVu, and I don't use .mobi files).

So, I'll uninstall, clean the registry and reinstall as indicated in this post:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=123664

Again, I wouldn't like to lose my classifying work on my library, so can I be certain that the tags I've made and the metadata I've created for my books on Calibre won't be deleted in the process? I'm quite confident that I won't lose the metadata, but tags and stuff that seems to work only with calibre might be affected.

What issues should I expect and what measures can I take to avoid problems here?

05-19-2013, 11:42 AM	#1
MrClockwise Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Nook Simple Touch	Upgrading form x36 to x64 ¿anything to consider before deleting calibre x32? Hi! I run a W7 x64 implementation and, until today, I hadn't realized that there actually was a x64 version of Calibre going around. So I installed it and it works like a charm (usually my system froze for about 10 seconds while Calibre loaded, now that's gone ), but I want to uninstall the x32 bits version, but I'm afraid I might break something and I've invested a lot of time organizing my library just to blow it up due to careless uninstalling. Is there anything I should keep in mind or do before uninstalling the x32 bits version from my system?

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05-19-2013, 11:56 AM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,270 Karma: 78869092 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Nothing special to-do at all. Just uninstall the 32 bit version and all should be fine.

05-19-2013, 02:48 PM	#3
MrClockwise Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Nook Simple Touch	Got it. Thanks!

05-26-2013, 06:15 PM	#4
MrClockwise Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Nook Simple Touch	So, after upgrading Calibre to x64 bits, now I can't set ebook-viewer.exe as the default ebook reader (I've tried only with epubs, since I use other software for PDFs and DjVu, and I don't use .mobi files). So, I'll uninstall, clean the registry and reinstall as indicated in this post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=123664 Again, I wouldn't like to lose my classifying work on my library, so can I be certain that the tags I've made and the metadata I've created for my books on Calibre won't be deleted in the process? I'm quite confident that I won't lose the metadata, but tags and stuff that seems to work only with calibre might be affected. What issues should I expect and what measures can I take to avoid problems here?

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