

On Android 11 or later, there have been reported that files downloaded might not be opened by external apps. Why there is an amber warning sign (⚠) on my library view? Therefore, Calibre Sync might need to ask users to choose download directory before setting up libraries in order to make the process workĬorrectly. On Android 11 or later, the scope storage policy makes it difficult toĬhoose a default download directory for Calibre Sync, which might lead to the downloaded files cannot be opened by external apps.

Why the app asking for selecting download directory before syncing a library?

The reason we recommend so is that updating books can change directory structure, which might not be ideal forĬloud service that relies on path for versioning, for example Google Drive.
