Calibre Library: local vs. iCloud Drive vs. Dropbox? Help!!!

stan999 · 08-14-2019, 11:30 PM

I've roamed all over calibre's threads and I cannot find a conclusive answer to this. I am not technically savvy and the slightest use of a technical term makes me easily confused. I have read somewhere on calibre's main page in the FAQ section that one should "not put your calibre library on a networked drive." This really had me worried on moving the main Calibre Library (the one sitting in the user name location). I apologize I advance if this is comes across as a dumb question but can I store Calibre library in iCloud Drive or Dropbox instead of sitting in my mac's local drive?

BetterRed · 08-14-2019, 11:50 PM

Theoretically Yes - but heed the FAQ you've already read, and don't complain when it crashes or gets corrupted - which could be tomorrow or the year after next.

Seeing as by your own admission you're not technically savvy, my advice is "Don't Put Your Calibre Library on a Network Drive".

If you were technically savvy my advice would be "If You Put Your Calibre Library on a Network Drive Don't Expect Much Sympathy When it Goes Belly Up."

You can backup the library to a network drive, just don't do it when calibre is running.

BR

stumped · 08-15-2019, 12:58 AM

like he said. keep the main library on a local drive
backup copy in cloud, or on usb stick or usb drive, or one of each.
keep the backup(s) up to date.
that's It

08-14-2019, 11:30 PM	#1
stan999 Member Posts: 20 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2019 Device: none	Calibre Library: local vs. iCloud Drive vs. Dropbox? Help!!! I've roamed all over calibre's threads and I cannot find a conclusive answer to this. I am not technically savvy and the slightest use of a technical term makes me easily confused. I have read somewhere on calibre's main page in the FAQ section that one should "not put your calibre library on a networked drive." This really had me worried on moving the main Calibre Library (the one sitting in the user name location). I apologize I advance if this is comes across as a dumb question but can I store Calibre library in iCloud Drive or Dropbox instead of sitting in my mac's local drive?

08-14-2019, 11:50 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,568 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Theoretically Yes - but heed the FAQ you've already read, and don't complain when it crashes or gets corrupted - which could be tomorrow or the year after next. Seeing as by your own admission you're not technically savvy, my advice is "Don't Put Your Calibre Library on a Network Drive". If you were technically savvy my advice would be "If You Put Your Calibre Library on a Network Drive Don't Expect Much Sympathy When it Goes Belly Up." You can backup the library to a network drive, just don't do it when calibre is running. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 08-14-2019 at 11:52 PM.

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08-15-2019, 12:58 AM	#3
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	like he said. keep the main library on a local drive backup copy in cloud, or on usb stick or usb drive, or one of each. keep the backup(s) up to date. that's It