Problem opening epub in Calibre

RaMcK · 06-24-2013, 08:47 PM

Hi all,

I have been using Calibre (on Windows 7) for quite some time, and now am getting this message when trying to open an epub.

Anyone know what could be causing it ... and more importantly ... how to fix it?

Will uninstalling and re-installing help?
What will happen to my existing library of books?

Any help appreciated.

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calibre, version 0.9.36
ERROR: Could not open ebook: [Error 5] Access is denied: u'C:\\Users\\BPA\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_c_ yvwq\\xq7ogm_ebook_iter'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\main.py", line 40, in run
File "threading.py", line 763, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\oeb\iterator\book.py", line 99, in __enter__
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 234, in __call__
File "site-packages\calibre\__init__.py", line 445, in __enter__
WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: u'C:\\Users\\BPA\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_c_ yvwq\\xq7ogm_ebook_iter'

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kovidgoyal · 06-24-2013, 10:06 PM

Something on your computer is preventing calibre from accessing its own temporary files. Most
likely the permissions on your Temp folder are incorrect. Go to the folder
C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\Temp in Windows Explorer and then
right click on the Temp folder, select Properties and go to
the Security tab. Make sure that your user account has full control
for this folder.

Alternately, you can run calibre as Administrator, but doing so will cause
some functionality, such as drag and drop to not work.

Finally, some users have reported that disabling UAC fixes the problem.

06-24-2013, 08:47 PM	#1
RaMcK Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: iPad2	Problem opening epub in Calibre Hi all, I have been using Calibre (on Windows 7) for quite some time, and now am getting this message when trying to open an epub. Anyone know what could be causing it ... and more importantly ... how to fix it? Will uninstalling and re-installing help? What will happen to my existing library of books? Any help appreciated. ---- calibre, version 0.9.36 ERROR: Could not open ebook: [Error 5] Access is denied: u'C:\\Users\\BPA\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_c_ yvwq\\xq7ogm_ebook_iter' Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\main.py", line 40, in run File "threading.py", line 763, in run File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\oeb\iterator\book.py", line 99, in __enter__ File "site-packages\calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 234, in __call__ File "site-packages\calibre\__init__.py", line 445, in __enter__ WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: u'C:\\Users\\BPA\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_c_ yvwq\\xq7ogm_ebook_iter' ----

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06-24-2013, 10:06 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,342 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Something on your computer is preventing calibre from accessing its own temporary files. Most likely the permissions on your Temp folder are incorrect. Go to the folder C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData\\Local\\Temp in Windows Explorer and then right click on the Temp folder, select Properties and go to the Security tab. Make sure that your user account has full control for this folder. Alternately, you can run calibre as Administrator, but doing so will cause some functionality, such as drag and drop to not work. Finally, some users have reported that disabling UAC fixes the problem.

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