Unable to Open Books After Windows 8.1 Reinstall

sbeckett · 05-23-2015, 01:43 AM

I maintain my library in a OneDrive folder. I have had Calibre installed on a MacBook Pro and a Windows 8.1 machine, both pointed to the OneDrive folder. All has been stable for some time. Recently, however, I had to reinstall Windows 8.1 on the Windows machine. After the reinstall I deleted any lingering Calibre settings from the machine (e.g., in App Data). I then did a fresh Calibre install on the Windows machine and ran through setup pointing the new installation to the OneDrive folder. It completed and lists all the books, but I can't access any of them. Whenever I click on a title, I get an error message with the details below. Everything continues to work fine on the MacBook. I'd be very grateful for any suggestions on how to remedy the problem. I can access the OneDrive folder and open the files it contains on the Windows machine--just not via Calibre. All books are DRM-free.

Here are the error details reported by Calibre:

calibre 2.28 [64bit] isfrozen: True is64bit: True
Windows-8-6.2.9200 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '8', '6.2.9200')
Python 2.7.9
Windows: ('8', '6.2.9200', '', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\library\models.py", line 535, in current_changed
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\library\models.py", line 520, in get_book_display_info
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\library\models.py", line 697, in cover
File "site-packages\calibre\db\legacy.py", line 332, in cover
File "site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py", line 645, in cover
File "site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py", line 57, in call_func_with_lock
File "site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py", line 686, in copy_cover_to
File "site-packages\calibre\db\backend.py", line 1311, in copy_cover_to
Exception: Failed to open u'C:\\Users\\Willis\\OneDrive\\Calibre Library\\Edward Mendelson\\Moral Agents_ Eight Twentieth-Century American Writers (549)\\cover.jpg' with error: [Errno 22] Invalid argument

theducks · 05-23-2015, 02:13 PM

It is in the FAQ

NAS/Cloud drives are not supported.

Now you know why

Copy the backup (onedrive) Library to a local disk and see if you scraped by.

SYNC must always be OFF on the Library when Calibre is in use. (cue 3 stooges theme)

kovidgoyal · 05-23-2015, 10:02 PM

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....rked-drive-nas

sbeckett · 05-23-2015, 10:45 PM

Thanks very much. I think I have now resolved this problem. I realized that after reinstalling Windows 8.1, I had failed to make the contents of the OneDrive folder where the books are stored available off line--i.e., on the hard drive of the Windows laptop. Once I made that adjustment, I was able to redirect Calibre to the OneDrive folder and the functionality I'd had before was restored. Thanks again.

05-23-2015, 01:43 AM	#1
sbeckett Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle 3 and others	Unable to Open Books After Windows 8.1 Reinstall I maintain my library in a OneDrive folder. I have had Calibre installed on a MacBook Pro and a Windows 8.1 machine, both pointed to the OneDrive folder. All has been stable for some time. Recently, however, I had to reinstall Windows 8.1 on the Windows machine. After the reinstall I deleted any lingering Calibre settings from the machine (e.g., in App Data). I then did a fresh Calibre install on the Windows machine and ran through setup pointing the new installation to the OneDrive folder. It completed and lists all the books, but I can't access any of them. Whenever I click on a title, I get an error message with the details below. Everything continues to work fine on the MacBook. I'd be very grateful for any suggestions on how to remedy the problem. I can access the OneDrive folder and open the files it contains on the Windows machine--just not via Calibre. All books are DRM-free. Here are the error details reported by Calibre: calibre 2.28 [64bit] isfrozen: True is64bit: True Windows-8-6.2.9200 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('Windows', '8', '6.2.9200') Python 2.7.9 Windows: ('8', '6.2.9200', '', 'Multiprocessor Free') Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\library\models.py", line 535, in current_changed File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\library\models.py", line 520, in get_book_display_info File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\library\models.py", line 697, in cover File "site-packages\calibre\db\legacy.py", line 332, in cover File "site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py", line 645, in cover File "site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py", line 57, in call_func_with_lock File "site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py", line 686, in copy_cover_to File "site-packages\calibre\db\backend.py", line 1311, in copy_cover_to Exception: Failed to open u'C:\\Users\\Willis\\OneDrive\\Calibre Library\\Edward Mendelson\\Moral Agents_ Eight Twentieth-Century American Writers (549)\\cover.jpg' with error: [Errno 22] Invalid argument

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05-23-2015, 02:13 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,992 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	It is in the FAQ NAS/Cloud drives are not supported. Now you know why Copy the backup (onedrive) Library to a local disk and see if you scraped by. SYNC must always be OFF on the Library when Calibre is in use. (cue 3 stooges theme)

05-23-2015, 10:02 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,292 Karma: 27111240 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....rked-drive-nas

05-23-2015, 10:45 PM	#4
sbeckett Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle 3 and others	Thanks very much. I think I have now resolved this problem. I realized that after reinstalling Windows 8.1, I had failed to make the contents of the OneDrive folder where the books are stored available off line--i.e., on the hard drive of the Windows laptop. Once I made that adjustment, I was able to redirect Calibre to the OneDrive folder and the functionality I'd had before was restored. Thanks again.

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