Lost ALL Book Covers

Tipiford · 11-10-2021, 11:31 AM

Yesterday, opening Calibre, I find no book covers at all, losing more than 2,400 covers (.jpg files). What might have caused this, and is there any way to retrieve them─easily? I recently updated, and am using version 5.90

BetterRed · 11-10-2021, 02:46 PM

Which OS.

Version 5.90 does not exist, do you mean version 5.9.0.

To upload your screenshot (if that's what it is) to MR, go into Advanced Mode and click the paper click button in the top toolbar.

BR

pdurrant · 11-10-2021, 03:19 PM

I don't seem to have access to that image. Perhaps you could attach it to your message instead.

Tipiford · 11-10-2021, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Which OS.
Version 5.90 does not exist, do you mean version 5.9.0.
To upload your screenshot (if that's what it is) to MR, go into Advanced Mode and click the paper click button in the top toolbar.
BR

Oops, a slip of the fingers. Ver. 5.30 (I believe─I have updated today)

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I don't seem to have access to that image. Perhaps you could attach it to your message instead.

The image is merely Calibre's "non-cover" image.

Sirtel · 11-10-2021, 05:56 PM

Is your library on a network drive or is it syncing to a cloud (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox etc.)?

Tipiford · 11-10-2021, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Is your library on a network drive or is it syncing to a cloud (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox etc.)?

Neither, it's on one of our computers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I don't seem to have access to that image. Perhaps you could attach it to your message instead.

I have provided a valid link and an attachment, neither of which work─MobileReads might need to adjust it's thread reply procedure.

Karellen · 11-10-2021, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tipiford

I have provided a valid link and an attachment, neither of which work─MobileReads might need to adjust it's thread reply procedure.

I don't know if you would call this a valid link...

Code:

https://ftp//eyeof164@eyeofworld.com/public_html/images/errata/CalibreCover.jpg

PeterT · 11-10-2021, 10:10 PM

A suggestion; try to avoid posting ftp links. Browsers are removing ALL support for fto

Quoth · 11-11-2021, 06:36 AM

Filezilla for FTP and SFTP. I've never used a browser for FTP and I've been using browsers since Mosaic on Win 3.1.

ownedbycats · 11-11-2021, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

Filezilla for FTP and SFTP.

I prefer WinSCP myself. Not cross-platform though.

Tipiford · 11-11-2021, 09:52 AM

We're 'kinda off track on the issue. The link and/or attachment is of no relevance (I probably should not have included it).
The issue is having lost 2,400+ images; how or why, and are they retrievable.

pdurrant · 11-11-2021, 10:06 AM

Do you have a backup of any kind?
If not, if the books themselves are present, you should be able to just extract the covers from the books again.

As to where they went, that's a mystery. It's unlikely to be a problem with calibre, but most likely something specific to your setup. Have you been issuing commands on a command line?

Tipiford · 11-11-2021, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Do you have a backup of any kind?
If not, if the books themselves are present, you should be able to just extract the covers from the books again.

I don't believe the graphics can be extracted from the .mobi files, and the backup I have is minus some 1,000 changes (updates to ratings and covers), so it will be a 'bear' of a project to update the backup.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

As to where they went, that's a mystery. It's unlikely to be a problem with calibre, but most likely something specific to your setup. Have you been issuing commands on a command line?

I don't see how anything other than Calibre could have deleted every single graphic from that many separate folders (there's a folder for each author, and a sub-folder for each book for that author).

PeterT · 11-11-2021, 11:35 AM

If you look under the covers in the Calibre library, what files do you see in a typical folder?

Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

theducks · 11-11-2021, 11:57 AM

Calibre does have the ability to Remove covers from Selected Books

That needs serious user (bad) actions (more than 1 place/chance to abort) to get done.
First you would select All (there is a sea of blue in front of you)
Then you right clicked to get the Context Menu for that Sea
...

11-10-2021, 11:31 AM	#1
Tipiford Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Piedmont area, NC Device: Kindle Fire HD 10th Gen/Pixel App	Lost ALL Book Covers Yesterday, opening Calibre, I find no book covers at all, losing more than 2,400 covers (.jpg files). What might have caused this, and is there any way to retrieve them─easily? I recently updated, and am using version 5.90

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11-10-2021, 02:46 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,568 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Which OS. Version 5.90 does not exist, do you mean version 5.9.0. To upload your screenshot (if that's what it is) to MR, go into Advanced Mode and click the paper click button in the top toolbar. BR

11-10-2021, 03:19 PM	#3
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,506 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I don't seem to have access to that image. Perhaps you could attach it to your message instead.

11-10-2021, 05:56 PM	#5
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,128 Karma: 224760044 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Is your library on a network drive or is it syncing to a cloud (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox etc.)?

11-10-2021, 10:10 PM	#8
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,166 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	A suggestion; try to avoid posting ftp links. Browsers are removing ALL support for fto

11-11-2021, 06:36 AM	#9
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,157 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	Filezilla for FTP and SFTP. I've never used a browser for FTP and I've been using browsers since Mosaic on Win 3.1.

11-11-2021, 09:52 AM	#11
Tipiford Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Piedmont area, NC Device: Kindle Fire HD 10th Gen/Pixel App	We're 'kinda off track on the issue. The link and/or attachment is of no relevance (I probably should not have included it). The issue is having lost 2,400+ images; how or why, and are they retrievable.

11-11-2021, 10:06 AM	#12
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,506 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Do you have a backup of any kind? If not, if the books themselves are present, you should be able to just extract the covers from the books again. As to where they went, that's a mystery. It's unlikely to be a problem with calibre, but most likely something specific to your setup. Have you been issuing commands on a command line?

11-11-2021, 11:35 AM	#14
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,166 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	If you look under the covers in the Calibre library, what files do you see in a typical folder? Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

11-11-2021, 11:57 AM	#15
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,800 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Calibre does have the ability to Remove covers from Selected Books That needs serious user (bad) actions (more than 1 place/chance to abort) to get done. First you would select All (there is a sea of blue in front of you) Then you right clicked to get the Context Menu for that Sea ...

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