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Old 08-02-2012, 09:06 PM   #1
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Database corrupt
I have searched the forum, tried all the tricks, un-installed Calibre and re-installed it. It's funny that on a clean install it still remembers where the database was located with the previous install. This implies that it doesn't un-install completely.

Regardless, when I start Calibre I get this in the Show Details:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 190, in initialize_db
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 228, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 331, in initialize_dynamic
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 548, in refresh_format_cache
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 314, in run
DatabaseException: database disk image is malformed
RemoteTraceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 271, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 172, in get
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed

If I try to create the database in a new location by clicking on the "No" button, I still get an error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 177, in initialize_db_stage2
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 228, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 331, in initialize_dynamic
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 548, in refresh_format_cache
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 314, in run
DatabaseException: database disk image is malformed
RemoteTraceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 271, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 172, in get
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed

The database and library are located on a network drive. Attempts to move the database to a local drive have also failed.

Any suggestions?
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Old 08-02-2012, 10:46 PM   #2
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delete the metadata.db file in your calibre library and then follow the instructions here: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....n-app-is-blank


And dont put the calibre library on a network drive, that is just asking for trouble.
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Old 08-07-2012, 06:34 PM   #3
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Removed the metadata.db.old file from the network drive. Started Calibre and when presented with the corrupt dayabase dialog, I selected "No" and chose a new location on a local drive. I was given a bad database location error this time. Here is the details:
calibre, version 0.8.58
ERROR: Bad database location: Bad database location u'I:\\Calibre'. calibre will now quit.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 177, in initialize_db_stage2
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 228, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 331, in initialize_dynamic
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 548, in refresh_format_cache
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 314, in run
DatabaseException: database disk image is malformed
RemoteTraceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 271, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 172, in get
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed
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Old 08-07-2012, 06:59 PM   #4
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Removed the metadata.db.old file from the network drive. Started Calibre and when presented with the corrupt dayabase dialog, I selected "No" and chose a new location on a local drive. I was given a bad database location error this time. Here is the details:
calibre, version 0.8.58
ERROR: Bad database location: Bad database location u'I:\\Calibre'. calibre will now quit.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 177, in initialize_db_stage2
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 228, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 331, in initialize_dynamic
File "site-packages\calibre\library\database2.py", line 548, in refresh_format_cache
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 314, in run
DatabaseException: database disk image is malformed
RemoteTraceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 271, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\sqlite.py", line 172, in get
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed
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Old 08-07-2012, 07:31 PM   #5
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I finally got the re-install to work.
I un-installed Calibre. I cleaned every entry referencing Calibre from the registry (quite a few). I found a Calibre folder at c:\Users\<myusername>\appdata\Roaming\Calibre and deleted it.
This time when I re-installed I accepted the default location for the library in My Documents and was presented with an empty library. I then re-added all my books and all was well.
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