10-28-2019, 11:28 AM | #1 |
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Find DRM'd books in Calibre library?
I wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the Plugins thread...
I use Calibre primarily to convert formats and save de-DRM'd ebooks via Apprentice Alf's plugin. However, over time I've had a few hiccups and occasionally find that a book in the library hasn't been converted. Is there an automated way to find any books in Calibre library that still have their DRM intact so that I can correct them and be done with it? My OCD needs to know. Thank you for any suggestions. |
10-28-2019, 11:30 AM | #2 | |
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10-28-2019, 12:49 PM | #3 |
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Quality Check - DRM
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10-28-2019, 12:54 PM | #4 |
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It's under check epub structure (the second option) not sure if it checks other formats.
Personally I use the Count Pages plugin for this. I installed it for a word count but I find that when I run it and it doesn't populate the column I've setup, it's usually due to drm not having been removed. Last edited by Atherton25; 10-28-2019 at 05:50 PM. |
10-28-2019, 01:00 PM | #5 | |
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10-28-2019, 05:07 PM | #6 |
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So far I only have MOBI and AZW3 formats.
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10-28-2019, 05:18 PM | #7 |
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You could try queuing up a bunch of eBooks to be converted to ePub. They will fail to convert if they have DRM.
But to make it easier, create a new library and copy all of your eBooks to this new library. Then when you are don converting, you can delete the entire library instead of having to delete the ePub. I would convert 20 at a time. |
10-30-2019, 03:42 PM | #8 |
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Use a Virtual Library
I always convert all incoming ebooks to EPUB format so to check if any haven't been converted, I just created a virtual library.
The Virtual Library search expression is set to Code:
(formats:"=AZW" or formats:"=AZW3" or formats:"=MOBI") and not formats:"=EPUB" Code:
not formats:"=EPUB" |
10-30-2019, 07:20 PM | #9 |
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I was doing the converting originally, but I had too many having the problem, so went back and did the view option.
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11-01-2019, 09:45 AM | #10 |
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The virtual library thing sounds like it might work well for me. Thank you for the suggestion.
Last edited by Tracy D.; 11-01-2019 at 09:47 AM. Reason: Misquoted in the original |
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