Calibre Database seems to be hosed

Attis913 · 02-06-2026, 06:27 PM

Hey everyone,

Not sure how I did this, but I seem to have hosed my Calibre database. I opened up Calibre on Windows 11, anđ it informed me that the database was corrupt. I tried to repair it, but no go. I uninstalled Calibre and reinstalled it; however, it keeps pointing to my existing Calibre library, and doesn't try to create a new database. I'm a bit at a loss as how to proceed now. I've never had this problem before, so it's a bit disconcerting. My folders on OneDrive still have the metadata.opf files.

theducks · 02-06-2026, 07:18 PM

Are you sure that message does not apply to the device?
Does the Library GUI function? Can you view (V) a book in the calibre viewer?

Attis913 · 02-06-2026, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Are you sure that message does not apply to the device?
Does the Library GUI function? Can you view (V) a book in the calibre viewer?

Never mind, I figured it out. I just created a new library, am moving my books to the new folder, and will do a restore database to pull in all the books and metadata. It's been a while since I've done this. Thanks everyone.

PeterT · 02-06-2026, 08:24 PM

I do hope you're not storing your calibre library in One Drive

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02-06-2026, 06:27 PM	#1
Attis913 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Asus TF300	Calibre Database seems to be hosed Hey everyone, Not sure how I did this, but I seem to have hosed my Calibre database. I opened up Calibre on Windows 11, anđ it informed me that the database was corrupt. I tried to repair it, but no go. I uninstalled Calibre and reinstalled it; however, it keeps pointing to my existing Calibre library, and doesn't try to create a new database. I'm a bit at a loss as how to proceed now. I've never had this problem before, so it's a bit disconcerting. My folders on OneDrive still have the metadata.opf files.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,546 Karma: 62543878 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Are you sure that message does not apply to the device? Does the Library GUI function? Can you view (V) a book in the calibre viewer?

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PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,835 Karma: 80512154 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I do hope you're not storing your calibre library in One Drive Sent from my Pixel 9a using Tapatalk

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