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[Android] Dragging Calibre Lirary folder onto SD card
Will Calibre Companion work if you simply drag the Calibre Library folder onto your device's SD card?
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(I've given up and copied the library to OneDrive though I'm unhappy; if somebody wants to snoop, I want them to kick MY door down.) |
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Note: CC can use only storage that the Android file browser can see, which is typlcally internal memory and a "real" SD card. OTG-mounted drives aren't visible. |
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How about doing the reverse, sort of. I may want to increase the size of the SD card to accommodate other things.
If I copy the CC lib from the sd to main memory, then remove & replace the SD with a larger size & copy the CC lib back to the SD card, will I need to do anything in CC? IOW, is CC also looking for the SD card using the SD card "serial number id"? or do I just need to do the format/folder location again? as that probably be faster than reloading from CAlibre...... |
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Fortunately, (probably) all you will need to do in CC is use CC's "Formats and folders" setting to point at the library copy on the new SD card. CC will (probably) see that the old library is no longer available and that new folder is a library, and will update itself without further ado. Quote:
And yes, much of this feels like magic, but I can't do anything about it. Since Android "Lollipop" CC hasn't been forced to use Android facilities to access SD cards, which give back to CC an opaque access path. That path can become invalid for a plethora of reasons all out of CC's control, and the only way to fix it is to ask again for access. |
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