Waranaing - 1.34.0 msi - Latest Calibre Download

liamh · 04-29-2014, 07:20 PM

I have sent this to the 'report a but department' - but you should be aware.

I just opened my Calibre E-book Management to add another book to my Kindle - and a Calibre text box popped up saying there was a new Calibre update to add - 1.34.0 msi.

I followed through as normal but this time when I opened my Calibre, there were no books left !! I restarted and received the same result - nada. I plugged in my Kindle to the computer and clicked Calibre E-book Viewer - but Calibre could not connect with my Kindle.

DiapDealer · 04-29-2014, 07:50 PM

Wow. That's sounds like a particularly nasty but.

eschwartz · 04-29-2014, 08:23 PM

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....n-app-is-blank

Updates cannot simply delete your library.

pidgeon92 · 04-29-2014, 10:11 PM

Waranaing?

cromag · 04-29-2014, 11:37 PM

Have you gone to the directory where your Calibre library is on your computer?

liamh · 04-30-2014, 12:28 AM

"Waranaing?"
Yes – good question – can you tell I was stressed.
Sorry about that

I followed all instructions but nothing worked. I had not realized that with this new download - for some reason - it decided to create a brand new library and move it to a brand new area. Thus I now had two libraries – well I am sure one is corrupted. For a friend pointed out this possibility to me. So I searched and sure enough, two libraries came up - clicking on one produced nada - clicking on the other worked.

Totally boggled but terribly relieved.

eschwartz · 04-30-2014, 12:39 AM

Was your real library in the default location? I believe it is
C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Calibre Library
on Win7/8 -- "Documents and Settings" not "Users" on WinXP of course.
If not, perhaps your settings got munged and it recreated the default location.

SleepyBob · 04-30-2014, 12:14 PM

This happened to me, too. I found my old library moved to "C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Kindle Editions" somehow.

I moved that one back to Calibre Library, and it seems to be okay.

Prestidigitweeze · 04-30-2014, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liamh

"Waranaing?"
Yes – good question – can you tell I was stressed.
Sorry about that

And here I thought there was a special boomerang-in-Warsaw version of Calibre.*

================================
* (Or is it the Warum-ist-der-Bumerang edition?)

pidgeon92 · 04-30-2014, 05:44 PM

... and no doubt you have redundant backups of everything on your hard drive?

liamh · 04-30-2014, 07:23 PM

Yes - I have a backup of my hard drive. As I previously stated, my problem was that I did not know Calibre had created a totally new library, and that Calibre also filed this new library using a totally new path. Thus I now had two Calibre libraries. I kept following instructions and clicking what I did not know, was the the 'old' library. Thank you everyone for responding.

crich70 · 05-01-2014, 04:02 AM

That would be a nasty shock to think that all your books had vanished. Glad you got the problem resolved.

04-29-2014, 07:20 PM	#1
liamh Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Kindle	Waranaing - 1.34.0 msi - Latest Calibre Download I have sent this to the 'report a but department' - but you should be aware. I just opened my Calibre E-book Management to add another book to my Kindle - and a Calibre text box popped up saying there was a new Calibre update to add - 1.34.0 msi. I followed through as normal but this time when I opened my Calibre, there were no books left !! I restarted and received the same result - nada. I plugged in my Kindle to the computer and clicked Calibre E-book Viewer - but Calibre could not connect with my Kindle.

04-29-2014, 08:23 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....n-app-is-blank Updates cannot simply delete your library. Last edited by eschwartz; 04-29-2014 at 08:26 PM.

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04-29-2014, 07:50 PM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,585 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Wow. That's sounds like a particularly nasty but.

04-29-2014, 10:11 PM	#4
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	Waranaing?

04-29-2014, 11:37 PM	#5
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,317 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Have you gone to the directory where your Calibre library is on your computer?

04-30-2014, 12:28 AM	#6
liamh Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Kindle	"Waranaing?" Yes – good question – can you tell I was stressed. Sorry about that I followed all instructions but nothing worked. I had not realized that with this new download - for some reason - it decided to create a brand new library and move it to a brand new area. Thus I now had two libraries – well I am sure one is corrupted. For a friend pointed out this possibility to me. So I searched and sure enough, two libraries came up - clicking on one produced nada - clicking on the other worked. Totally boggled but terribly relieved.

04-30-2014, 12:39 AM	#7
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Was your real library in the default location? I believe it is C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Calibre Library on Win7/8 -- "Documents and Settings" not "Users" on WinXP of course. If not, perhaps your settings got munged and it recreated the default location.

04-30-2014, 12:14 PM	#8
SleepyBob Evangelist Posts: 426 Karma: 8522810 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Device: Kindle PW3	This happened to me, too. I found my old library moved to "C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Kindle Editions" somehow. I moved that one back to Calibre Library, and it seems to be okay.

04-30-2014, 05:44 PM	#10
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	... and no doubt you have redundant backups of everything on your hard drive?

04-30-2014, 07:23 PM	#11
liamh Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Kindle	Yes - I have a backup of my hard drive. As I previously stated, my problem was that I did not know Calibre had created a totally new library, and that Calibre also filed this new library using a totally new path. Thus I now had two Calibre libraries. I kept following instructions and clicking what I did not know, was the the 'old' library. Thank you everyone for responding.

05-01-2014, 04:02 AM	#12
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	That would be a nasty shock to think that all your books had vanished. Glad you got the problem resolved.