01-05-2019, 05:12 PM | #1 |
Junior Member
Posts: 1
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jan 2019
Device: Ipad
|
Calibre 3.37 can't download metadata
Until I upgraded, downloading metadata worked great. Now, i get a message, instantly, failed to download metadata. Please help! Thanks.
(First post - hope I did this correctly) Details: calibre, version 3.37.0 ERROR: Download failed: Failed to download metadata. Click Show Details to see details Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\metadata\single_download.py" , line 424, in run File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\simple_worker.py", line 224, in fork_job File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\simple_worker.py", line 138, in create_worker File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\launch.py", line 228, in __call__ File "subprocess.py", line 711, in __init__ File "subprocess.py", line 959, in _execute_child WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified Last edited by Donnazor; 01-05-2019 at 05:13 PM. Reason: device change. I READ on iPad but Calibre is on PC running Windows 10 |
01-05-2019, 10:27 PM | #2 |
creator of calibre
Posts: 43,842
Karma: 22666666
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Mumbai, India
Device: Various
|
your antivirus has quaratined the calibre worker process. Disable, it, re-install calibre and you will be fine.
|
Advert | |
|
01-06-2019, 07:28 PM | #3 |
Zealot
Posts: 147
Karma: 330000
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Tampa, Florida
Device: Kobo Libre 2 Oasis Many Fires Galaxy Tab S7 Plus
|
I can't add books to Calibre, something popped up called calibre parallel is that normal? Just wondering if Calibre has been hijacked.
|
01-07-2019, 03:09 AM | #4 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 6,227
Karma: 11768331
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Madrid, Spain
Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2
|
No, it has been there from a lot of time ago. Your Av is blocking it (it happens every time with Avast, not very good learning from Avast side).
|
01-07-2019, 10:34 AM | #5 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 51
Karma: 10
Join Date: Apr 2016
Device: kindle paperwhite 4
|
thanks for the avast hint, i had to reinstall too
|
Advert | |
|
01-07-2019, 01:05 PM | #6 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 6,227
Karma: 11768331
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Madrid, Spain
Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2
|
Glad to have been useful, I hate the AV at some times.
|
01-11-2019, 09:20 AM | #7 |
Junior Member
Posts: 2
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jan 2019
Device: Fire HD
|
I'm having the same issue, but I have AVG. HP Laptop, Windows 10, new.
Re-installed Calibre, rebooted, worked. Today when I opened Calibre, downloaded book to digital editions and tried to transfer file to Calibre, I got the following message again: calibre, version 3.37.0 ERROR: Cannot add books: Failed to add any books, click "Show details" for more information. Failed to start worker process Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\pool.py", line 201, in start_worker File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\pool.py", line 189, in create_worker File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\pool.py", line 73, in start_worker File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\simple_worker.py", line 167, in start_pipe_worker File "subprocess.py", line 711, in __init__ File "subprocess.py", line 959, in _execute_child WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified Uninstalled AVG, rebooted, tried to download book to Calibre from digital editions and I still get the same message. Tried to reinstall Calibre, only options were "change", "repair" and "uninstall". Always loath the uninstall something I love so much - afraid I'm going to lose my library. Fix on this? |
01-11-2019, 11:08 AM | #8 | |
Bibliophagist
Posts: 35,307
Karma: 145435140
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Vancouver
Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos
|
Quote:
|
|
01-11-2019, 11:18 AM | #9 |
Well trained by Cats
Posts: 29,779
Karma: 54830978
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: The Central Coast of California
Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A
|
Calibre uninstalls are painless.
It leaves behind the User preferences and Libraries (those are only linked in the config files. which is why, we sometimes need a user to delete the corrupt files, which only loses the preferences, not the real Libraries.) |
01-18-2019, 04:29 AM | #10 |
Junior Member
Posts: 2
Karma: 10
Join Date: Jan 2019
Device: Fire HD
|
Fix Worked!
Thanks everyone for help! Uninstall worked and problem fixed. Still need to find a security package that won't create problems like this. Never had one until the latest Calibre update, not their fault though.
|
01-18-2019, 05:41 AM | #11 | |
null operator (he/him)
Posts: 20,550
Karma: 26954694
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sydney Australia
Device: none
|
Quote:
They detect unwanted payload (like McAfee bundled with Acrobat), Defender picked up the Trojan that AVG distributed with CCleaner. They are much less intrusive and I can't recall either them ever blocking programs without my explicit consent. BR |
|
01-22-2019, 01:29 PM | #12 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,738
Karma: 26006874
Join Date: Sep 2017
Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Calibre 3.20: no metadata download from amazon | login_ms | Calibre | 13 | 04-15-2018 01:35 PM |
cannot download metadata with calibre while on wifi | Brocklage | Calibre | 8 | 08-12-2012 10:47 PM |
New calibre metadata download | Noughty | Library Management | 14 | 05-17-2011 04:11 PM |
Help with metadata download settings in calibre 0.8 | amyk0202 | Calibre | 2 | 05-06-2011 05:50 PM |
Calibre's metadata download function | crackhammer | Calibre | 8 | 09-20-2009 02:44 PM |