Autoadd *sometimes* not working

Phssthpok · 06-18-2015, 06:03 AM

I put a bunch of files in my auto-add directory the other day. 80% of them promptly got added, but 20% didn't. I spent yesterday googling for ideas, restarting Calibre, sacrificing chickens, trying to find a way to make it notice there was something there to add. Today they were still there, and I decided to ask here for a solution. As soon as I made this decision, the books got added and disappeared from the autoadd directory.

My question is, how did Calibre know what I was thinking? And is there a more reliable way than telepathy to kick the auto-adder when it's fallen asleep?

kovidgoyal · 06-18-2015, 07:58 AM

Restarting calibre will rescan the auto-add directory manually. But, typically, files fail to auto-add when calibre is unable to open them, for instance, if another process has locked them.

BetterRed · 06-18-2015, 08:09 AM

@Phssthpok - I've known of 3rd party file managers to hold locks over files for no explicable reason.

BR

Phssthpok · 06-19-2015, 06:57 AM

Sounds vaguely plausible. However, the autoadd directory is just an ordinary directory in "My Documents" which is not used for any other purpose... but maybe AVG was in a bad mood that day, or something. So probably more plausible than telepathy, but...

06-18-2015, 06:03 AM	#1
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 558 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	*Autoadd sometimes* not working** I put a bunch of files in my auto-add directory the other day. 80% of them promptly got added, but 20% didn't. I spent yesterday googling for ideas, restarting Calibre, sacrificing chickens, trying to find a way to make it notice there was something there to add. Today they were still there, and I decided to ask here for a solution. As soon as I made this decision, the books got added and disappeared from the autoadd directory. My question is, how did Calibre know what I was thinking? And is there a more reliable way than telepathy to kick the auto-adder when it's fallen asleep?

06-18-2015, 08:09 AM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,582 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Phssthpok - I've known of 3rd party file managers to hold locks over files for no explicable reason. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 06-18-2015 at 08:14 AM.

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06-18-2015, 07:58 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,862 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Restarting calibre will rescan the auto-add directory manually. But, typically, files fail to auto-add when calibre is unable to open them, for instance, if another process has locked them.

06-19-2015, 06:57 AM	#4
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 558 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	Sounds vaguely plausible. However, the autoadd directory is just an ordinary directory in "My Documents" which is not used for any other purpose... but maybe AVG was in a bad mood that day, or something. So probably more plausible than telepathy, but...

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