I want to decide on the best way to keep a backup of the Library. I checked the forum posts and saw that some recommend using the Export function. Others mention just having a duplicate library somewhere.
In the second option what about the configuration files? I see that Calibre has files in Appdata/Roaming as well as Appdata/Local. Do you need to back up all that also. If so, it would seem that the Export function is a little more foolproof, since I read somewhere that Export gathers config data also. I tried my own Export: It went quiet rapidly, 4 seconds. The size, 1 gb, was only 10% smaller than the raw library data.
I have never tried the Import function. If I import does it just overwrite and replace the existing Library?
Appreciate someone's input and suggestion.
In the second option what about the configuration files? I see that Calibre has files in Appdata/Roaming as well as Appdata/Local. Do you need to back up all that also. If so, it would seem that the Export function is a little more foolproof, since I read somewhere that Export gathers config data also. I tried my own Export: It went quiet rapidly, 4 seconds. The size, 1 gb, was only 10% smaller than the raw library data.
I have never tried the Import function. If I import does it just overwrite and replace the existing Library?
Appreciate someone's input and suggestion.
