01-28-2013, 03:04 PM | #1 |
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Error when trying to change the name of a book
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I am trying to change the name of a book or writer and I get this message. This happened in previous versions. I reinstalled calibre and it's the same. What to do? |
01-28-2013, 04:40 PM | #2 |
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Is it possible that the new path is too long?
As I understand it Windows has a limit on how long the combination path and filename may be? Try with a shorter name, "x", and see if that works. Then you may have to move the library closer to the root of the drive. |
01-28-2013, 05:02 PM | #3 |
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I think neither of the possibilities are legit. The path is: Local Disk (D -> Bibliotecă -> Bibliotecă - Engleză. Bibliotecă - Engleză being the folder with the books.
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01-29-2013, 03:15 AM | #4 |
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So the path is not too long (just two folders within the Local Disk) and it doesn't have a big name. I never had this problem before the previous couple of versions so the problem is elsewhere.
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01-29-2013, 03:17 AM | #5 |
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There is something wrong with your filesystem, probably that you have it on a broken networked drive. Move it to a local hard disk.
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01-29-2013, 05:45 AM | #6 |
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Try to move the library to another disk, and change the path to something short with only ascii chars a-z and no spaces. That way you remove a score of possible problem sources.
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01-29-2013, 08:52 AM | #7 |
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As I have just two Local Disks, C and D, I do not think that D is a networked drive. I will move the library on C.
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01-29-2013, 10:41 AM | #8 |
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Did you double check if the file or directory, or even a higher directory than just the book title, is locked by Windows? It might happen if a file in the directory is open in another program, editing the cover image, etc. I have directories that get mysteriously locked by Windows and stay locked long after applications are closed until I manually bring up properties and uncheck the read only.
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