06-24-2016, 10:30 AM | #1 |
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calibre won't import library?
Folks, I'm trying to transfer my precious library from my old windows 8 machine to my new windows 10 machine. I've followed all the directions on the FAQ site, and it acted like it was importing, until I got the error "Failed to import data". Here's the Show Details info:
calibre, version 2.60.0 ERROR: Failed: Failed to import data. Click "Show Details" for more information. Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\dialogs\exim.py", line 137, in run_action File "site-packages\calibre\utils\exim.py", line 354, in import_data WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied Can anyone help? Thanks! |
06-24-2016, 11:06 AM | #2 |
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That is a file permission error. Does your user on the new machine have read/write permission for both the saved data and the location for the new library?
Sometimes when saving information for transfer to a new computer, people accidentally mess up the permissions on the backup. |
06-25-2016, 11:38 AM | #3 |
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Well, I'm not sure what's going on with permissions (I admit I'm still struggling with Windows 10 and where it has moved everything), but I'm the only user on this computer.
However, I solved the problem a different way. I got my new (empty) library set up, made sure my books on the kindle were up-to-date from the old computer, and then used the kindle to transfer the books in. And it's working . . . bottom line is success, however it got achieved . . . Thank you anyhow! |
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