02-17-2018, 04:57 PM | #1 |
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How to stop Calibre from running in background
I run Calibre (3.17) on two laptops (both with Windows 10), and the Library for each is stored in a Dropbox folder. On one laptop, when I quit Calibre, it stops running, but on the other, it continues to run in the background. (There's an icon in the notification tray, and I can click that and say "Quit" or "Exit", but otherwise it keeps running.) I'd like to make it quit altogether (without having to do so manually through the notification icon), because otherwise metadata.db doesn't sync properly.
I cannot find any setting anywhere to instruct Calibre to shut down completely when I close it. Any ideas? |
02-17-2018, 05:07 PM | #2 |
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Is Preferences->Look and Feel->Enable system tray icon (needs restart) checked?
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02-17-2018, 06:39 PM | #3 | |
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It might be helpful to put something like this in the FAQ for Calibre. Thanks again for your prompt help! Ed |
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02-17-2018, 06:42 PM | #4 |
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Eventually you will screw up your library. So stop putting it in an active Dropbox directory.
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02-17-2018, 07:10 PM | #5 | |
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IMO it's ITunes that's out of step with the normal behaviour, and considering where it comes from, that's no surprise BR |
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02-18-2018, 11:39 AM | #6 |
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I agree with BetterRed this is standard Windows behavior. That said, I bet if you write up a small item for the FAQ that Kovid would be glad to add it to the manual.
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