Fix a book whose file is missing

What it means when a book in your library shows File missing, and how to use Find file to show LuceVoce where the book's file is now.

Windows

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Mac

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iPad

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iPhone

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A book read from where its file is (added by a scan or a watched folder in the "Where they are" mode) shows File missing when that file has been moved, renamed or deleted. Use Find file to point LuceVoce to it again.

Find the missing file

1. In the library, missing books are dimmed and marked File missing. The Missing files view in the rail lists them all.
2. Select Find file on the book.
3. Pick the book's file in its new place.

If it is the same file, LuceVoce says "Found it: the book reads from its new place." and everything is kept: your reading place, bookmarks and notes. If you pick a different file, such as another edition, LuceVoce says "The book now reads from the new file." It reads the new file and places your notes again by finding their text.

Check for missing files

LuceVoce checks when it starts and each time you come back to the library. When books have gone missing, a line at the top of the library says how many. To check yourself:

1. Open Settings, then Library.
2. Under Missing files, select Check now.

Good to know

• Books copied into the library never go missing: they do not depend on the original file. Only books kept "where they are" can.
• To list missing books in a search, type missing:yes.
• Find file is also in the book's More menu and in Edit information… for any book read from where it is.

Last updated 13 November 2026