Error Message after editing the book in metadata

[dhristi]

Hi Admin,

I am getting the following message whenever I edit a book in the metadata and save it.

It saves under both edits. For example, If I edit the author name from "Lee Chilld" to "Lee Child". I have a folder of both the author names.

I have to manually delete the wrong folder after this. Please help.

calibre, version 5.36.0
ERROR: Permission denied: Could not change the on disk location of this book. Is it open in another program?

Locked file: C:\Users\chara\Documents\Calibre new\Rain, Sarrana\13 Steps to Optimum Self-Esteem fo (12127)

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre\db\backend.py", line 403, in rmtree_with_retry
  File "shutil.py", line 737, in rmtree
  File "shutil.py", line 619, in _rmtree_unsafe
  File "shutil.py", line 617, in _rmtree_unsafe
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Users\\chara\\Documents\\Calibre new\\Rain, Sarrana\\13 Steps to Optimum Self-Esteem fo (12127)'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre\gui2\metadata\single.py", line 606, in apply_changes
  File "calibre\gui2\metadata\basic_widgets.py", line 430, in commit
  File "calibre\db\legacy.py", line 912, in func
  File "calibre\db\cache.py", line 74, in call_func_with_lock
  File "calibre\db\cache.py", line 1248, in set_field
  File "calibre\db\cache.py", line 1261, in update_path
  File "calibre\db\backend.py", line 1697, in update_path
  File "calibre\db\backend.py", line 1245, in rmtree
  File "calibre\db\backend.py", line 408, in rmtree_with_retry
  File "shutil.py", line 737, in rmtree
  File "shutil.py", line 619, in _rmtree_unsafe
  File "shutil.py", line 617, in _rmtree_unsafe
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Users\\chara\\Documents\\Calibre new\\Rain, Sarrana\\13 Steps to Optimum Self-Esteem fo (12127)'

Thank you

[kovidgoyal]

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...n-denied-error

[dhristi]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...n-denied-error

It is not open in another program. I am trying to save it on my laptop.

[BetterRed]

Your library is in your Documents folder (C:\Users\chara\Documents\Calibre new') which by default is a Windows Controlled folder, that's been known to create access problems.

Try turning Controlled Folder Access off, it's in Windows Security->Ransomware Protection.

If that's the problem, move your library out of Documents, which you can do that via the Library Switch/Create tool… I suggest somewhere like

C:\Users\chara\Calibre\Calibre new

Then turn Controlled folder access back on.

BR