Multiple Copies of One Library

[CRussel]

I keep the primary version of my Calibre library on my Windows HomeServer, as a shared folder called "Kindle", but like to keep local backup copies on the various computers in my environment that might happen to need access to it, just in case. To do this, I've created a couple of batch files that synchronize the folder, using RoboCopy. (Robocopy is included in Windows 7 and Server 2008, and can be downloaded for earlier versions of Windows from Microsoft.com.)

First, a disclaimer: This is not the official Calibre way to do things.

To update my local copy:
Update-FromWHS.cmd

REM Batch file to update the local Calibre Kindle library 
REM from the one on WHS. 
REM

Setlocal 
Set LocalKindle=D:\Kindle
Set WHSKindle=\\Homeserver\kindle

robocopy %WHSKindle% %LocalKindle% /MIR /xf "*.cmd"

Change the internal variables to match your environment. The /MIR switch to Robocopy makes an exact mirror of the directory on the source onto the target. The /xf switch excludes the two batch files, since they can be different for different target machines. The second batch file is essentially similar but goes in the other direction to allow me to make changes to my local copy of the library when I'm not connected to my home network, but then update the master copy on the WHS server when I get back home.