Calibre forgot my library location

MrJamesEMcBride · 11-24-2019, 12:09 PM

I was doing some work on my tower and Calibre seems to have forgotten its library location.

The library is still pointing to the correct place, but no books are shown in Calibre.

What is the best way to get all of my books back into Calibre?
Do I need to re-import all of my books?

kovidgoyal · 11-24-2019, 02:39 PM

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...libre-is-blank

MrJamesEMcBride · 11-25-2019, 03:02 PM

I am not really sure of the sequence of events that led up to this, but here are the events, anyway.
- While working on my tower, I managed to disconnect the HD that holds my Calibre library. It was only after I turned the computer on that I noticed that drive was missing.
- I reconnected the drive and restarted the computer. I reconnected the SATA drive while the computer was turned on.....not a good idea

- When the computer came back up and I opened Calibre, it showed an empty library.
- I tried to just point Calibre to the library folder using the Wizard (I think this was a mistake.....shouldnt have done that)
- Still, there was nothing listed in Calibre.

The really strange thing is, all of the folders were there for the library....all of the authors, all of the folders underneath.....but they were all completely empty, no files

I am not sure how that happened

Luckily, I had a backup made of all of my books, so I am restoring them as we speak. I dont think that I lost anything, I will just have to go back and clean up a little, I am sure.

11-24-2019, 12:09 PM	#1
MrJamesEMcBride Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Beaver, PA Device: Samsung GalaxyTab S6 Lite	Calibre forgot my library location I was doing some work on my tower and Calibre seems to have forgotten its library location. The library is still pointing to the correct place, but no books are shown in Calibre. What is the best way to get all of my books back into Calibre? Do I need to re-import all of my books?

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11-24-2019, 02:39 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,219 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...libre-is-blank

11-25-2019, 03:02 PM	#3
MrJamesEMcBride Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Beaver, PA Device: Samsung GalaxyTab S6 Lite	I am not really sure of the sequence of events that led up to this, but here are the events, anyway. - While working on my tower, I managed to disconnect the HD that holds my Calibre library. It was only after I turned the computer on that I noticed that drive was missing. - I reconnected the drive and restarted the computer. I reconnected the SATA drive while the computer was turned on.....not a good idea - When the computer came back up and I opened Calibre, it showed an empty library. - I tried to just point Calibre to the library folder using the Wizard (I think this was a mistake.....shouldnt have done that) - Still, there was nothing listed in Calibre. The really strange thing is, all of the folders were there for the library....all of the authors, all of the folders underneath.....but they were all completely empty, no files I am not sure how that happened Luckily, I had a backup made of all of my books, so I am restoring them as we speak. I dont think that I lost anything, I will just have to go back and clean up a little, I am sure.

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