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Updating metadata on Copy To Library
If I use "Copy To Library" to copy bookA from the master libary to the SciFi Library... it copies the book and metadata over. If I edit bookA (ie: change genre, update series, etc) and recopy it over to the SciFi the book copies over and replaces the old book with the new book. The metadata stored in Calibre, however, does not update. The only (super clunky) way I have found is to go to the SciFi library, delete the book. Go back to the Master Library and recopy the book to the SciFi library.
It's just another step that is just ugggg especially when doing bulk updates, etc Is there a setting that I am missing that would allow me to use "Copy to Libary" and when it finds an already existing book in the library it overwrites the BOOK and the METADATA? |
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Why bother with setting up multiple physical libraries when you could get the same result by using virtual libraries? One friend of mine using a genre tags to separate his VLs (some of his tags are SciFi, Mathematics, Cooking, Biography and Mystery). Basically his virtual libraries are based on a search for one of those tags.
See Virtual Libraries for more information. The only two physical libraries I use are Intake where I import books, clean up metadata and any editing that the books need and Main where books are moved to from Intake. |
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The 'no Update' existing is Logical.
It there was an entry, possibly hand crafted, would you want it stomped? Not me. I have 'empty books' as my wish list. I also use Hierarchical Series and Tags, neither are downloaded. |
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