MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Software > Calibre > Library Management
Reload this Page Export Library Function Gone?

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 12-22-2016, 09:36 AM   #1
adrian142
Member
adrian142 began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 20
Karma: 10
Join Date: Aug 2010
Device: Kindle 3
Question Export Library Function Gone?
Today I realized that the export library function is missing from the library menu.
Is that temporary, an error or is the functionality to be found somewhere else?
adrian142 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-22-2016, 09:45 AM   #2
theducks
Well trained by Cats
theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
theducks's Avatar
 
Posts: 30,290
Karma: 57979022
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: The Central Coast of California
Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A
Export? On the Library Icon?

Very temporary
Unplug your device
theducks is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 02-22-2017, 03:07 AM   #3
Pysifr
Junior Member
Pysifr began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 4
Karma: 10
Join Date: Feb 2017
Device: Kindle paperwhite
I have the same problem - there is no import/export option offered under the Calibre Icon. Can anyone help me find how to get it back, as I want to export the library to another machine.
Pysifr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2017, 04:01 AM   #4
BetterRed
null operator (he/him)
BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 20,861
Karma: 27620684
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sydney Australia
Device: none
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pysifr View Post
I have the same problem - there is no import/export option offered under the Calibre Icon. Can anyone help me find how to get it back, as I want to export the library to another machine.
You're probably in Device View. So either do as theducks suggested, unplug your device, or switch to Library View.

BR
BetterRed is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2017, 09:59 AM   #5
Pysifr
Junior Member
Pysifr began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 4
Karma: 10
Join Date: Feb 2017
Device: Kindle paperwhite
I have no device plugged in. I have a set of icons along the top with "add books" at one end and "Preferences" at the other. About 2/3 way along is the "calibre library" icon. Clicking on the drop down menu gives me three options - "Switch/create new library", 2Pick a random book", and "library maintenance". Under the latter, I can "backup metadata", "check library" (whatever that means), and "restore database". On my new machine, clicking the "calibre library" icon gives me several more options, one of which is "import/export". Where has this option gone on my old machine?
Pysifr is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 02-22-2017, 10:02 AM   #6
jhowell
Grand Sorcerer
jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.jhowell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
jhowell's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,663
Karma: 85000003
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Device: Kindles
Import/Export hasn't always been a part of calibre. How old is your calibre version on your old machine?

(The current version of calibre is 2.79.1)
Last edited by jhowell; 02-22-2017 at 10:04 AM.
jhowell is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2017, 10:39 AM   #7
theducks
Well trained by Cats
theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
theducks's Avatar
 
Posts: 30,290
Karma: 57979022
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: The Central Coast of California
Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A
Be advised: Connect to Folder is treated as a device. The Status bar (bottom) should have some info as it changes a bit when connected
theducks is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2017, 11:37 AM   #8
Pysifr
Junior Member
Pysifr began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 4
Karma: 10
Join Date: Feb 2017
Device: Kindle paperwhite
It was 2.4 but I updated it to the current version and although there are still only three options under the "calibre" icon - one of them is now export/import (pick a random book has disappeared!). I have the same version on my new machine and it has 5 options in the drop down box. So there is something strange going on.
Pysifr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2017, 12:26 PM   #9
Divingduck
Wizard
Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 1,165
Karma: 1410083
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Germany
Device: Sony PRS-650
Uninstall calibre (you will not loose your DB or settings), reboot your system and install it again.

(maybe a good idea to tell what your system is and what version of calibre you try to install.)
Divingduck is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-22-2017, 03:11 PM   #10
BetterRed
null operator (he/him)
BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.BetterRed ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 20,861
Karma: 27620684
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sydney Australia
Device: none
You don't get the the Rename or Remove options if you only have one library, viz:

Click image for larger version Name: 1.jpg Views: 147 Size: 19.6 KB ID: 155219

BR
BetterRed is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2017, 04:43 AM   #11
Divingduck
Wizard
Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Divingduck ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 1,165
Karma: 1410083
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Germany
Device: Sony PRS-650
Good point. I somehow missed the point "calibre icon" in Pysifr's post.
Divingduck is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
export library list nazareno Library Management 10 02-08-2015 01:03 PM
Copy to Library function mezme Library Management 3 08-23-2013 10:55 AM
Export part of library skb Library Management 3 05-25-2013 09:39 PM
Copy to Library Function NetworkGuy Library Management 2 03-24-2012 04:31 PM
[Old Thread] import library or export to single file add to existing library PCreighton Calibre 4 04-10-2011 01:08 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:30 AM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.