ERROR: Failed to create library: Failed to create calibre library at: u'F:\\Calibre B

feenix1363 · 05-10-2012, 05:05 PM

Hi, my wife went to use her Calibre today (Windows Vista) and it wasn't working. It was stopping at;
ERROR: Failed to create library: Failed to create calibre library at: u'F:\\Calibre Backup'

I've tried removing Calibre, deleting all Calibre folders and the METADATA.db file. Then rebooting and reinstalling to the latest version (she was a few versions behind) but to no avail.

I'm getting the full explanation below;

calibre, version 0.8.50
ERROR: Failed to create library: Failed to create calibre library at: u'F:\\Calibre Backup'.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 102, in get_library_path
File "os.py", line 150, in makedirs
File "os.py", line 157, in makedirs
WindowsError: [Error 3] The system cannot find the path specified: u'F:\\'

Can anyone please help? Am I missing something obvious? Am I doing something wrong?

feenix1363 · 05-10-2012, 05:45 PM

Quick update, I've managed to find out what's happened. She's lost a USB hard drive (where she stored her books) hence the fault message. Just re-building her library on a new HD now.

05-10-2012, 05:05 PM	#1
feenix1363 Lost and clueless Posts: 194 Karma: 233336 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Glo, Kindle for Andriod, Kobo for Android	ERROR: Failed to create library: Failed to create calibre library at: u'F:\\Calibre B Hi, my wife went to use her Calibre today (Windows Vista) and it wasn't working. It was stopping at; ERROR: Failed to create library: Failed to create calibre library at: u'F:\\Calibre Backup' I've tried removing Calibre, deleting all Calibre folders and the METADATA.db file. Then rebooting and reinstalling to the latest version (she was a few versions behind) but to no avail. I'm getting the full explanation below; calibre, version 0.8.50 ERROR: Failed to create library: Failed to create calibre library at: u'F:\\Calibre Backup'. Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 102, in get_library_path File "os.py", line 150, in makedirs File "os.py", line 157, in makedirs WindowsError: [Error 3] The system cannot find the path specified: u'F:\\' Can anyone please help? Am I missing something obvious? Am I doing something wrong?

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05-10-2012, 05:45 PM	#2
feenix1363 Lost and clueless Posts: 194 Karma: 233336 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Glo, Kindle for Andriod, Kobo for Android	Quick update, I've managed to find out what's happened. She's lost a USB hard drive (where she stored her books) hence the fault message. Just re-building her library on a new HD now.

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