Bulk author rename error in Big Sur

[Dan__]

First I enter the new author name, then hit apply or ok. All author names get updated and then this message appears:

calibre, version 5.16.0
ERROR: Failed: IOError: disk I/O error

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre/db/backend.py", line 920, in execute
apsw.IOError: IOError: disk I/O error

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py", line 174, in do_it
File "calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py", line 286, in do_all
File "calibre/db/cache.py", line 72, in call_func_with_lock
File "calibre/db/cache.py", line 1209, in set_field
File "calibre/db/cache.py", line 1223, in update_path
File "calibre/db/backend.py", line 1665, in update_path
File "calibre/db/tables.py", line 134, in set_path
File "calibre/db/backend.py", line 927, in execute
apsw.IOError: IOError: disk I/O error

[Dan__]

Also, This problem does not occur on Windows 10 with 5.16.0

[theducks]

A possible reason that it works on W10 is the error says IO Disk Error.

That would be a different DISK / OS (and-or Security software)

Remember Calibre is only designed for DIRECT Attached Drives. (No NAS or network Shares) . Bulk operations push things HARD.

[kovidgoyal]

Thats an I/O error it indicates reading/writing to the disk the calibre library is on is failing.

[Dan__]

Thanks for the reply. My problem is that apple sells machines with such pitifully small, non-upgradeable drives that It forces me to make use of a file server. I will have to see if I can free up enough space for my 75GB calibre library. Perhaps in the future you could remove the requirment for a local drive, given that everyone is trying to push all of our storage into the cloud?

[kovidgoyal]

I personally detest the trend of putting everything in the cloud, so no plans, sorry.

[Dan__]

I understand completely. I also dislike it and try to avoid it whenever possible. That's why I run my own server that is isolated to the lan in my home. With 4 macs, 4 windows machine, 3 linux pcs, 2 raspberry pis and an assortment of tablets, I find it impractical to keep copies of files files on multiple machines. The minor inconvenience (such as making sure that I never leave a calibre instance running when I'm done using it) of having shared files is much easier to manage than constantly needing to sync local files between machines.

[kovidgoyal]

I suggest you maintain your library on a central powerful machine with calibre and consume it using the calibre content server on all your other devices/computers. That is your own personal cloud.

[theducks]

Consider using that lame system as a Remote Terminal (Remote Desktop connection/VNC) with the real Calibre hosted (self contained) on a decent PC.

[Dan__]

Good suggestion
Thanks