Suggestion: Warn if Library on Network/Cloud Drive?

enuddleyarbl · Today, 08:27 AM

Since one of the recurring problems I see here involves people putting their Calibre library on a network or cloud drive, I'm wondering if it's programmatically possible for Calibre to recognize that a library is on a network/cloud drive and warn the user as they try to set it up?

Martinoptic · Today, 09:08 AM

I'm sure it's possible but a lot of effort I imagine to cater for people who don't read the manual. If they did, they would know not to use network/cloud drives for general access.
Surely people don't use a program if they don't know how to? Like driving a car with your eyes shut. *end of soapboxing*

theducks · Today, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enuddleyarbl

Since one of the recurring problems I see here involves people putting their Calibre library on a network or cloud drive, I'm wondering if it's programmatically possible for Calibre to recognize that a library is on a network/cloud drive and warn the user as they try to set it up?

I thought the same. Then I came to the conclusion that Kovid and crew would have done it.

Please suggest how this can reliably be detected, because the idea is good, but the how is elusive and gets even harder supporting cross platforms?
Remember Calibre puts reliability and cross platform at the top of the list.

A Timing test fails because of caching?
An API query (are you a networked drive type?) is a maintainers headake with all the variations.

kovidgoyal · Today, 09:46 AM

There is no reliable way to detect that, as far as I know. A pure network drive may still be detectable at least with per platform code but a folder shared via dropbox/onedrive/etc is completely undetectable.

Today, 08:27 AM	#1
enuddleyarbl Guru Posts: 832 Karma: 2111023 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Sage	Suggestion: Warn if Library on Network/Cloud Drive? Since one of the recurring problems I see here involves people putting their Calibre library on a network or cloud drive, I'm wondering if it's programmatically possible for Calibre to recognize that a library is on a network/cloud drive and warn the user as they try to set it up?

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Today, 09:08 AM	#2
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 8,647 Karma: 7333025 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	I'm sure it's possible but a lot of effort I imagine to cater for people who don't read the manual. If they did, they would know not to use network/cloud drives for general access. Surely people don't use a program if they don't know how to? Like driving a car with your eyes shut. end of soapboxing

Today, 09:46 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 46,331 Karma: 29630876 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There is no reliable way to detect that, as far as I know. A pure network drive may still be detectable at least with per platform code but a folder shared via dropbox/onedrive/etc is completely undetectable.

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