libprs500 won't start up anymore

mazzeltjes · 02-25-2008, 05:53 PM

After a crash and swapping some stuff around
I keep getting this message

Another program is using the database
Perhaps libprs500 is already running?
If not try deleting the file J:\sci-fi 13682\A. A. Attanasio\.library1.db.lock

Did that didn't help
uninstalled libprs500 didn't help
Anybody got any idea

edit
It looks like when I moved files (pdf) I had converted
to another folder everything seized up.
I just put them back and now lib is running again
Deleting the above mentioned file stops lib from running

But does this mean I cant shift stuff around anymore?

JSWolf · 03-03-2008, 01:41 PM

Bump in case this got missed.

kovidgoyal · 03-04-2008, 11:02 PM

libprs500 doesn't keep track of file locations on your disk. So it must be something other than moving the PDF files.

mazzeltjes · 03-05-2008, 02:12 PM

Ok, it goes like this
when I move the folder
A. A. Attanasio
containing:
.library1.db.lock
&
library1
and three pdf's
from
J:\sci-fi
to another partition:
C:\Documents and Settings\harry.HARRY-4C18FCCC9\Bureaublad

I get this:
Another program is using the database
Perhaps libprs500 is already running?
If not try deleting the file J:\sci-fi 13682\A. A. Attanasio\.library1.db.lock

removed
.library1.db.lock

and libprs500 refuses to run

Moving the folder back to it's original partition
with the

.library1.db.lock
&
library1

removed
makes it work again
and it immmediately makes a new

.library1.db.lock
&
library1

moving it out to desktop
it's back to:

Another program is using the database
Perhaps libprs500 is already running?
If not try deleting the file J:\sci-fi 13682\A. A. Attanasio\.library1.db.lock

I'm on winxp sp2

kovidgoyal · 03-05-2008, 02:46 PM

Yeah you can't move library1.db That the file contains all your ebooks and associated metadata. (If you want to move it, you should use the configuration dialog in libprs500).

mazzeltjes · 03-05-2008, 03:00 PM

So if I move all the book files
but leave library1.db in that place
it should work ?

kovidgoyal · 03-05-2008, 03:01 PM

yes .

mazzeltjes · 03-05-2008, 03:02 PM

02-25-2008, 05:53 PM	#1
mazzeltjes Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 177 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam Device: sony 505	libprs500 won't start up anymore After a crash and swapping some stuff around I keep getting this message Another program is using the database Perhaps libprs500 is already running? If not try deleting the file J:\sci-fi 13682\A. A. Attanasio\.library1.db.lock Did that didn't help uninstalled libprs500 didn't help Anybody got any idea edit It looks like when I moved files (pdf) I had converted to another folder everything seized up. I just put them back and now lib is running again Deleting the above mentioned file stops lib from running But does this mean I cant shift stuff around anymore? Last edited by mazzeltjes; 02-25-2008 at 06:15 PM.

03-05-2008, 02:12 PM	#4
mazzeltjes Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 177 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam Device: sony 505	Ok, it goes like this when I move the folder A. A. Attanasio containing: .library1.db.lock & library1 and three pdf's from J:\sci-fi to another partition: C:\Documents and Settings\harry.HARRY-4C18FCCC9\Bureaublad I get this: Another program is using the database Perhaps libprs500 is already running? If not try deleting the file J:\sci-fi 13682\A. A. Attanasio\.library1.db.lock removed .library1.db.lock and libprs500 refuses to run Moving the folder back to it's original partition with the .library1.db.lock & library1 removed makes it work again and it immmediately makes a new .library1.db.lock & library1 moving it out to desktop it's back to: Another program is using the database Perhaps libprs500 is already running? If not try deleting the file J:\sci-fi 13682\A. A. Attanasio\.library1.db.lock I'm on winxp sp2 Last edited by mazzeltjes; 03-05-2008 at 02:33 PM.

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03-03-2008, 01:41 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,482 Karma: 136564766 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Bump in case this got missed.

03-04-2008, 11:02 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,564 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	libprs500 doesn't keep track of file locations on your disk. So it must be something other than moving the PDF files.

03-05-2008, 02:46 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,564 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yeah you can't move library1.db That the file contains all your ebooks and associated metadata. (If you want to move it, you should use the configuration dialog in libprs500).

03-05-2008, 03:00 PM	#6
mazzeltjes Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 177 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam Device: sony 505	So if I move all the book files but leave library1.db in that place it should work ?

03-05-2008, 03:01 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,564 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yes .

03-05-2008, 03:02 PM	#8
mazzeltjes Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 177 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam Device: sony 505

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