Restoring database failed WIN 11

Rahm · 06-24-2024, 07:31 PM

Details of Error:

calibre, version 7.12.0
ERROR: Failed: Restoring database failed, click "Show details" to see details

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\db\restore.py", line 348, in replace_db
File "shutil.py", line 759, in rmtree
File "shutil.py", line 617, in _rmtree_unsafe
File "shutil.py", line 626, in _rmtree_unsafe
File "shutil.py", line 624, in _rmtree_unsafe
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'D:\\Documents\\Calibre\\tm\\.calnotes\\backup'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\db\restore.py", line 160, in run
File "calibre\db\restore.py", line 353, in replace_db
File "shutil.py", line 759, in rmtree
File "shutil.py", line 617, in _rmtree_unsafe
File "shutil.py", line 626, in _rmtree_unsafe
File "shutil.py", line 624, in _rmtree_unsafe
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'D:\\Documents\\Calibre\\tm\\.calnotes\\backup'

kovidgoyal · 06-24-2024, 10:54 PM

Either the permissions in your library folder are incorrect or something is interfering with calibre. You can first try rebooting in safe mode and see if that allows the restore to work.

06-24-2024, 07:31 PM	#1
Rahm Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2019 Device: Kindle	Restoring database failed WIN 11 Details of Error: calibre, version 7.12.0 ERROR: Failed: Restoring database failed, click "Show details" to see details Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre\db\restore.py", line 348, in replace_db File "shutil.py", line 759, in rmtree File "shutil.py", line 617, in _rmtree_unsafe File "shutil.py", line 626, in _rmtree_unsafe File "shutil.py", line 624, in _rmtree_unsafe PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'D:\\Documents\\Calibre\\tm\\.calnotes\\backup' During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre\db\restore.py", line 160, in run File "calibre\db\restore.py", line 353, in replace_db File "shutil.py", line 759, in rmtree File "shutil.py", line 617, in _rmtree_unsafe File "shutil.py", line 626, in _rmtree_unsafe File "shutil.py", line 624, in _rmtree_unsafe PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'D:\\Documents\\Calibre\\tm\\.calnotes\\backup'

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06-24-2024, 10:54 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,526 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Either the permissions in your library folder are incorrect or something is interfering with calibre. You can first try rebooting in safe mode and see if that allows the restore to work.