Converting word file to mobi

[itskenny]

Hi all! Hoping you can help me out with this...

I'm trying to convert a word document to a mobi file, and I keep getting this error in Calibre:

Spoiler:

calibre, version 4.2.0 (win32, embedded-python: True)
Conversion error: Failed: Convert book 1 of 1 (46 Laws of Power Notes)

Convert book 1 of 1 (46 Laws of Power Notes)
Conversion options changed from defaults:
output_profile: u'kindle_voyage'
debug_pipeline: u'C:\\Users\\kenny\\OneDrive\\Documents\\Calibre Debug'
verbose: 2
read_metadata_from_opf: u'C:\\Users\\kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ e0hrq_\\m6nlvd.opf'
Resolved conversion options
calibre version: 4.2.0
{'asciiize': False,
'author_sort': None,
'authors': None,
'base_font_size': 0.0,
'book_producer': None,
'change_justification': u'original',
'chapter': u"//*[((name()='h1' or name()='h2') and re:test(., '\\s*((chapter|book|section|part)\\s+)|((prolog|pr ologue|epilogue)(\\s+|$))', 'i')) or @class = 'chapter']",
'chapter_mark': u'pagebreak',
'comments': None,
'cover': None,
'debug_pipeline': u'C:\\Users\\kenny\\OneDrive\\Documents\\Calibre Debug',
'dehyphenate': True,
'delete_blank_paragraphs': True,
'disable_font_rescaling': False,
'docx_inline_subsup': False,
'docx_no_cover': False,
'docx_no_pagebreaks_between_notes': False,
'dont_compress': False,
'duplicate_links_in_toc': False,
'embed_all_fonts': False,
'embed_font_family': None,
'enable_heuristics': False,
'expand_css': False,
'extra_css': None,
'extract_to': None,
'filter_css': u'',
'fix_indents': True,
'font_size_mapping': None,
'format_scene_breaks': True,
'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4,
'input_encoding': None,
'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x05032650>,
'insert_blank_line': False,
'insert_blank_line_size': 0.5,
'insert_metadata': False,
'isbn': None,
'italicize_common_cases': True,
'keep_ligatures': False,
'language': None,
'level1_toc': None,
'level2_toc': None,
'level3_toc': None,
'line_height': 0.0,
'linearize_tables': False,
'margin_bottom': 5.0,
'margin_left': 5.0,
'margin_right': 5.0,
'margin_top': 5.0,
'markup_chapter_headings': True,
'max_toc_links': 50,
'minimum_line_height': 120.0,
'mobi_file_type': u'old',
'mobi_ignore_margins': False,
'mobi_keep_original_images': False,
'mobi_toc_at_start': False,
'no_chapters_in_toc': False,
'no_inline_navbars': True,
'no_inline_toc': False,
'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.KindleVoyageOutput object at 0x05032A50>,
'page_breaks_before': u'/',
'personal_doc': u'[PDOC]',
'prefer_author_sort': False,
'prefer_metadata_cover': False,
'pretty_print': False,
'pubdate': None,
'publisher': None,
'rating': None,
'read_metadata_from_opf': u'C:\\Users\\kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ e0hrq_\\m6nlvd.opf',
'remove_fake_margins': True,
'remove_first_image': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5,
'renumber_headings': True,
'replace_scene_breaks': u'',
'search_replace': '[]',
'series': None,
'series_index': None,
'share_not_sync': False,
'smarten_punctuation': False,
'sr1_replace': None,
'sr1_search': None,
'sr2_replace': None,
'sr2_search': None,
'sr3_replace': None,
'sr3_search': None,
'start_reading_at': None,
'subset_embedded_fonts': False,
'tags': None,
'timestamp': None,
'title': None,
'title_sort': None,
'toc_filter': None,
'toc_threshold': 6,
'toc_title': None,
'transform_css_rules': '[]',
'unsmarten_punctuation': False,
'unwrap_lines': True,
'use_auto_toc': False,
'verbose': 2}
InputFormatPlugin: DOCX Input running
on C:\Users\kenny\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_e0hrq_\g jyrly.docx
P

This is the first time Calibre has done this. I tested out if I could convert a mobi file to an epub and I'm also getting errors on that:

Spoiler:

calibre, version 4.2.0 (win32, embedded-python: True)
Conversion error: Failed: Convert book 1 of 1 (The Happiness Project)

Convert book 1 of 1 (The Happiness Project)
Conversion options changed from defaults:
cover: u'C:\\Users\\kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ e0hrq_\\hoaxmq.jpeg'
verbose: 2
page_breaks_before: u"//*[name()='h1' or name()='h2']"
read_metadata_from_opf: u'C:\\Users\\kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ e0hrq_\\lkb5tz.opf'
output_profile: u'generic_eink'
Resolved conversion options
calibre version: 4.2.0
{'asciiize': False,
'author_sort': None,
'authors': None,
'base_font_size': 0.0,
'book_producer': None,
'change_justification': u'original',
'chapter': u"//*[((name()='h1' or name()='h2') and re:test(., '\\s*((chapter|book|section|part)\\s+)|((prolog|pr ologue|epilogue)(\\s+|$))', 'i')) or @class = 'chapter']",
'chapter_mark': u'pagebreak',
'comments': None,
'cover': u'C:\\Users\\kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ e0hrq_\\hoaxmq.jpeg',
'debug_pipeline': None,
'dehyphenate': True,
'delete_blank_paragraphs': True,
'disable_font_rescaling': False,
'dont_split_on_page_breaks': False,
'duplicate_links_in_toc': False,
'embed_all_fonts': False,
'embed_font_family': None,
'enable_heuristics': False,
'epub_flatten': False,
'epub_inline_toc': False,
'epub_toc_at_end': False,
'epub_version': u'2',
'expand_css': False,
'extra_css': None,
'extract_to': None,
'filter_css': u'',
'fix_indents': True,
'flow_size': 260,
'font_size_mapping': None,
'format_scene_breaks': True,
'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4,
'input_encoding': None,
'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x05BCA650>,
'insert_blank_line': False,
'insert_blank_line_size': 0.5,
'insert_metadata': False,
'isbn': None,
'italicize_common_cases': True,
'keep_ligatures': False,
'language': None,
'level1_toc': None,
'level2_toc': None,
'level3_toc': None,
'line_height': 0.0,
'linearize_tables': False,
'margin_bottom': 5.0,
'margin_left': 5.0,
'margin_right': 5.0,
'margin_top': 5.0,
'markup_chapter_headings': True,
'max_toc_links': 50,
'minimum_line_height': 120.0,
'no_chapters_in_toc': False,
'no_default_epub_cover': False,
'no_inline_navbars': False,
'no_svg_cover': False,
'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.GenericEink object at 0x05BCA850>,
'page_breaks_before': u"//*[name()='h1' or name()='h2']",
'prefer_metadata_cover': False,
'preserve_cover_aspect_ratio': False,
'pretty_print': True,
'pubdate': None,
'publisher': None,
'rating': None,
'read_metadata_from_opf': u'C:\\Users\\kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_ e0hrq_\\lkb5tz.opf',
'remove_fake_margins': True,
'remove_first_image': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5,
'renumber_headings': True,
'replace_scene_breaks': u'',
'search_replace': '[]',
'series': None,
'series_index': None,
'smarten_punctuation': False,
'sr1_replace': None,
'sr1_search': None,
'sr2_replace': None,
'sr2_search': None,
'sr3_replace': None,
'sr3_search': None,
'start_reading_at': None,
'subset_embedded_fonts': False,
'tags': None,
'timestamp': None,
'title': None,
'title_sort': None,
'toc_filter': None,
'toc_threshold': 6,
'toc_title': None,
'transform_css_rules': '[]',
'unsmarten_punctuation': False,
'unwrap_lines': True,
'use_auto_toc': False,
'verbose': 2}
InputFormatPlugin: EPUB Input running
on C:\Users\kenny\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_e0hrq_\h g9f4n.epub
P

I'm not sure what's going on, it just doesn't seem to want to convert anything anymore

Any ideas on what to do?

Thank you!!

[kovidgoyal]

Something is interefering with calibre most likely an antivirus. Try running in safe mode and see if the conversion works.

[itskenny]

Hi Kovid, thanks for your reply and amazing software! My whole family loves it!

I opened safe mode and it wouldn't even let me open Calibre at first. It said there was an error in the library database or something, and asked me if it would like to recover or fix it. It kept failing, so I made a new library. Then I was getting the following error:

Spoiler:

calibre, version 4.2.0
WARNING: Errors while adding: There were problems adding some files, click "Show details" for more information


----------------------------------------------------------------------
Failed to add the file C:/Users/kenny/OneDrive/Desktop/Test/Word/46 Laws of Power Notes.docx to the book: C:/Users/kenny/OneDrive/Desktop/Test/Word/46 Laws of Power Notes
With error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\add.py", line 445, in add_formats
File "site-packages\calibre\db\cache.py", line 1434, in add_format
File "site-packages\calibre\startup.py", line 169, in local_open
IOError: [Errno 22] invalid mode ('rbN') or filename: u'C:/Users/kenny/OneDrive/Desktop/Test/Word/46 Laws of Power Notes.docx'

Tried turning off all my anti virus stuff as well, no luck. Not sure what's going on

[itskenny]

I also get this message after installing the new Calibre:

[kovidgoyal]

Move your calibre library out of onedrive as a first step.

[itskenny]

Hi Kovid, I tried that and moved the library into many different folders, but that still didn't work.

Weird thing: I ran Calibre as an administrator and THEN it has no problem converting anything. Not sure why that sudden change happened. Do you know why it now needs to be ran as an admin? Or how I can make it so I don't have to do that anytime I want to convert?

It seemed to have something to do with not being able to access the temp folder, I belive?

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by itskenny

It seemed to have something to do with not being able to access the temp folder, I belive?

Try giving calibre its own Temp folder, see ==>> CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR in Environment variables

BR