help with disappearing library

petoskeytm · 08-18-2018, 11:46 AM

a few days ago after needing to do a system reset I re-installed calibre and loaded all my books back today I went in and they're all gone the folder is fine all my files are where they should be but in Calibre itself it shows I have 0 books. Is it a known glitch or is my pc being weird again?

theducks · 08-18-2018, 12:04 PM

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...libre-is-blank

Usually this is caused by the first bullet item.

petoskeytm · 08-18-2018, 07:47 PM

thank you, I found the backup and got everything back i deleted the metodata in the calibre folder thinking it was a remnant data from moving things back and forth to and from my portable drive while I was restoring my laptop i didn't realize it was basicly what tells calibre what all my books are and what to do with them, I'm not sure why I didn't find that link in the faq before I posted :/ maybe I overlooked it when I was trying to figure it out

drjenkins · 08-20-2018, 08:32 AM

The cardinal rule of thumb is to never alter the contents of caliber folders using anything other than caliber. When you backup, backup everything without alteration.

08-18-2018, 11:46 AM	#1
petoskeytm Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: kindle for pc/adobe digital for pc	help with disappearing library a few days ago after needing to do a system reset I re-installed calibre and loaded all my books back today I went in and they're all gone the folder is fine all my files are where they should be but in Calibre itself it shows I have 0 books. Is it a known glitch or is my pc being weird again?

08-18-2018, 07:47 PM	#3
petoskeytm Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: kindle for pc/adobe digital for pc	found it thank you thank you, I found the backup and got everything back i deleted the metodata in the calibre folder thinking it was a remnant data from moving things back and forth to and from my portable drive while I was restoring my laptop i didn't realize it was basicly what tells calibre what all my books are and what to do with them, I'm not sure why I didn't find that link in the faq before I posted :/ maybe I overlooked it when I was trying to figure it out

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08-18-2018, 12:04 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,054 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...libre-is-blank Usually this is caused by the first bullet item.

08-20-2018, 08:32 AM	#4
drjenkins Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 1702156 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage	The cardinal rule of thumb is to never alter the contents of caliber folders using anything other than caliber. When you backup, backup everything without alteration.

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