Issues with downloading metadata

gsalter144 · 07-12-2021, 10:56 PM

Using Calibre v.5.23 on a Mac running MacOS 11.3. Since the two most recent application version updates, trying to Edit Metadata has become very problematic. If and when I am able to download any metadata at all (time-out error messages), it takes several minutes to download the data. I have made recommended changes in the 'Metadata download' application preference section - selecting a variety of source and cover priority setting. Currently these setting are back to the default settings. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Thank you.

gsalter144 · 07-26-2021, 10:10 PM

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theducks · 07-26-2021, 10:27 PM

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DNSB · 07-26-2021, 10:53 PM

Other than Amazon getting very fussy about spacing out metadata downloads, I haven't seen any real issues for a while (Kobo and Smashwords are the other two metadata sources I use, I used to use Google but got tired of the crap they returned). Basically, Amazon will not let me use bulk metadata download for more than 3 or 4 books and even with Edit metadata individually, Amazon occasionally returns no results so a retry is needed.

theducks · 07-26-2021, 11:09 PM

I like Fantastic Fiction (SF &F is the bulk of my Library)

davidfor · 07-27-2021, 01:21 AM

If what the others have said doesn't help, we need details. Which is basically what metadata sources are causing the problem. And where you are (especially if you are somewhere that might be blocking sites). If you post the log from when it fails, we can see what is actually happening and test from where we are.

07-12-2021, 10:56 PM	#1
gsalter144 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: iPad	Issues with downloading metadata Using Calibre v.5.23 on a Mac running MacOS 11.3. Since the two most recent application version updates, trying to Edit Metadata has become very problematic. If and when I am able to download any metadata at all (time-out error messages), it takes several minutes to download the data. I have made recommended changes in the 'Metadata download' application preference section - selecting a variety of source and cover priority setting. Currently these setting are back to the default settings. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Thank you.

07-26-2021, 10:10 PM	#2
gsalter144 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: iPad	Little Help... Anyone monitoring or moderating this forum? Do all posting need to be reviewed by a moderator? If so, how long does that take?

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07-26-2021, 10:53 PM	#4
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,197 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Other than Amazon getting very fussy about spacing out metadata downloads, I haven't seen any real issues for a while (Kobo and Smashwords are the other two metadata sources I use, I used to use Google but got tired of the crap they returned). Basically, Amazon will not let me use bulk metadata download for more than 3 or 4 books and even with Edit metadata individually, Amazon occasionally returns no results so a retry is needed.

07-26-2021, 11:09 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,269 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I like Fantastic Fiction (SF &F is the bulk of my Library)

07-27-2021, 01:21 AM	#6
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	If what the others have said doesn't help, we need details. Which is basically what metadata sources are causing the problem. And where you are (especially if you are somewhere that might be blocking sites). If you post the log from when it fails, we can see what is actually happening and test from where we are.

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