Minor Dropbox Metadata mishap

evans · 02-17-2012, 07:12 PM

I use Dropbox to keep my Calibre library in sync between two PCs. It normally works like a dream.

The other day, however, I failed to notice I left Calibre open on one PC while I added books to another. I then had two "conflicted copy" metadata.db files in Dropbox.

As a test, I've renamed each one to metadata.db and then ran Check library. In both cases, Calibre reported Extra Titles.

What's the easiest/best way to bring the titles that are in the Calibre directory but not in the Calibre database back into Calibre?

Thanks,

Evans

kovidgoyal · 02-17-2012, 10:03 PM

move them out and add then again by right clicking on add books and choosing one book per folder

02-17-2012, 07:12 PM	#1
evans Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle	Minor Dropbox Metadata mishap I use Dropbox to keep my Calibre library in sync between two PCs. It normally works like a dream. The other day, however, I failed to notice I left Calibre open on one PC while I added books to another. I then had two "conflicted copy" metadata.db files in Dropbox. As a test, I've renamed each one to metadata.db and then ran Check library. In both cases, Calibre reported Extra Titles. What's the easiest/best way to bring the titles that are in the Calibre directory but not in the Calibre database back into Calibre? Thanks, Evans

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02-17-2012, 10:03 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,342 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	move them out and add then again by right clicking on add books and choosing one book per folder

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