FYI: Win10 System Admin may be required.

OldLincoln · 09-12-2015, 11:13 PM

FYI: I got a new PC with W10 Home. I copied my Calibre Library from the old XP machine and it wasn't recognized. A support guy was able to copy books to the new Calibre but without the metadata. After many many hours over a few days I finally was able to create a System Administrator (read god) account on W10. Then I recopied the Library from the old PC and Calibre opened with everything as it was.

Keep in mind if you have a Local User account even administrator privileges aren't enough and W10 Home will try to stop you. You need W10 Pro pr better to do that. Please don't ask me how to work around it because it's dangerous to the health of your system if you screw something up..

eschwartz · 09-13-2015, 08:30 AM

I can tell you that calibre works fine on Win10 with a local, non-privileged account. Something is wrong on your end.

Perhaps at first the metadata.db was not copied over?

If you switch to a local account, does calibre stop working?

<-- Windows problem.

PeterT · 09-13-2015, 09:32 AM

Ownership of the files / directories you copied over maybe?

theducks · 09-13-2015, 11:04 AM

for w10 pro (standalone)
Installed Calibre, Copied the Settings (the libraries were untouched)

An Admin LEVEL account is only needed to Install the program.

IMHO W10's UAC beats W7's by running admin users in an less elevated state than before. Vista (RC) UAC was

09-12-2015, 11:13 PM	#1
OldLincoln Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 1961918 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: FBReader	FYI: Win10 System Admin may be required. FYI: I got a new PC with W10 Home. I copied my Calibre Library from the old XP machine and it wasn't recognized. A support guy was able to copy books to the new Calibre but without the metadata. After many many hours over a few days I finally was able to create a System Administrator (read god) account on W10. Then I recopied the Library from the old PC and Calibre opened with everything as it was. Keep in mind if you have a Local User account even administrator privileges aren't enough and W10 Home will try to stop you. You need W10 Pro pr better to do that. Please don't ask me how to work around it because it's dangerous to the health of your system if you screw something up..

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09-13-2015, 08:30 AM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I can tell you that calibre works fine on Win10 with a local, non-privileged account. Something is wrong on your end. Perhaps at first the metadata.db was not copied over? If you switch to a local account, does calibre stop working? <-- Windows problem.

09-13-2015, 09:32 AM	#3
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,472 Karma: 78880114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Ownership of the files / directories you copied over maybe?

09-13-2015, 11:04 AM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,026 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	for w10 pro (standalone) Installed Calibre, Copied the Settings (the libraries were untouched) An Admin LEVEL account is only needed to Install the program. IMHO W10's UAC beats W7's by running admin users in an less elevated state than before. Vista (RC) UAC was

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