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Old 10-02-2018, 09:23 PM   #1
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Question metadata.db is greyed out

I am trying to restore my Calibre library (MacBook Air). In my Calibre library and in the backups, metadata.db is greyed out when I try to import my library. Right now all data in the Calibre app is gone, blank, kapooey.

How do I restore my library?

Thanks for any help.
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Old 10-02-2018, 09:51 PM   #2
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I assume you mean greyed out in Finder, which means it's probably a MacOS/HFS+ issue rather than a calibre issue. A search for "why are some files greyed out in finder" may provide some answers.

What tool(s) do you use to do the backup/restore.

Maybe MacOS regards .db files as something 'special'. I've had Windows tell me that they were 'system' files, although it didn't prevent me doing what i wanted.

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