Portable Loading

mzsfjv · 09-19-2013, 12:00 AM

When I try to open my Calibre Portable drive I get the switch/create library screen. What do I do to fix this so I can access my library? Many thanks.

Sabardeyn · 09-20-2013, 11:06 AM

I haven't touched Calibre Portable, but since the software is designed to be moved around, I believe it's asking you to point it to wherever the calibre library is currently located.

Just point it toward the library and you should be fine.

Note that if you're trying to copy the library from one computer to a second computer, just telling calibre the library is on the flash drive isn't enough. You will have to either create a new library on the 2nd computer and then copy all books into the new library (inside calibre), or you will have to copy & paste the entire library folder from your original library onto the 2nd computer (using your operating system) and then tell calibre where to find it using the switch/create library function.

theducks · 09-20-2013, 11:16 AM

I thought Calibre Portable was drive letter insensitive (part of the reason for a fixed path-Library name.

Did you move or rename the Library on the Portable drive?
It expects the path to be

Code:

<drive letter here>:\Calibre Portable\Calibre Library

09-19-2013, 12:00 AM	#1
mzsfjv Golf Golf Golf Posts: 18 Karma: 11516 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta Device: Asus Tablet	Portable Loading When I try to open my Calibre Portable drive I get the switch/create library screen. What do I do to fix this so I can access my library? Many thanks.

09-20-2013, 11:06 AM	#2
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	I haven't touched Calibre Portable, but since the software is designed to be moved around, I believe it's asking you to point it to wherever the calibre library is currently located. Just point it toward the library and you should be fine. Note that if you're trying to copy the library from one computer to a second computer, just telling calibre the library is on the flash drive isn't enough. You will have to either create a new library on the 2nd computer and then copy all books into the new library (inside calibre), or you will have to copy & paste the entire library folder from your original library onto the 2nd computer (using your operating system) and then tell calibre where to find it using the switch/create library function. Last edited by Sabardeyn; 09-20-2013 at 11:08 AM.

09-20-2013, 11:16 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,928 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I thought Calibre Portable was drive letter insensitive (part of the reason for a fixed path-Library name. Did you move or rename the Library on the Portable drive? It expects the path to be Code: <drive letter here>:\Calibre Portable\Calibre Library

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