Calibre Library copies correctly to new PC and 2 days later the library is empty

tcreek · 07-02-2018, 12:23 PM

I copied my Calibre Library files to a new PC at the same folder location --- users/Documents/Calibre Library. I installed Calibre and went through the Welcome Screens and the Library installed correctly with all the books in the new Calibre program. Two days later the Calibre Program had no books.

I deleted the Calibre program and deleted the Calibre files in the PC AppData folders. I went through the Calibre Welcome Screen install process as before but now the Calibre program loads with only the Welcome book. I tried this process 3 times with the same result.

Now I don’t know what to do.

kovidgoyal · 07-02-2018, 12:25 PM

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...libre-is-blank

tcreek · 07-02-2018, 01:58 PM

Thanks a lot Kovid.

The metadata file was listed as "metadata pre-restore". I deleted the "pre-restore" portion and the library loaded OK.
Windows was acting up on my old PC and I did a Windows reset. The "old windows folder" contained my files and I copied the calibre library from there.

Thanks again and for the quick response.

07-02-2018, 12:23 PM	#1
tcreek Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Louisville KY. Device: kindle 3	Calibre Library copies correctly to new PC and 2 days later the library is empty I copied my Calibre Library files to a new PC at the same folder location --- users/Documents/Calibre Library. I installed Calibre and went through the Welcome Screens and the Library installed correctly with all the books in the new Calibre program. Two days later the Calibre Program had no books. I deleted the Calibre program and deleted the Calibre files in the PC AppData folders. I went through the Calibre Welcome Screen install process as before but now the Calibre program loads with only the Welcome book. I tried this process 3 times with the same result. Now I don’t know what to do.

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07-02-2018, 12:25 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,034 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...libre-is-blank

07-02-2018, 01:58 PM	#3
tcreek Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Louisville KY. Device: kindle 3	Thanks a lot Kovid. The metadata file was listed as "metadata pre-restore". I deleted the "pre-restore" portion and the library loaded OK. Windows was acting up on my old PC and I did a Windows reset. The "old windows folder" contained my files and I copied the calibre library from there. Thanks again and for the quick response.

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