File Move

Huskey · 06-13-2024, 03:10 AM

Can I please have some help? I moved all my books from folder A to folder B. I then opended the latest Calibre, opened the books from the new folder. No problem except all listed books refer to the old folder and also, all books were reinstalled in the old folder but not deleted from the new folder.
How can I achieve that Calibre only feeds from the new folder and books don't get copied back into the old folder?
Many thanks for your help.

theducks · 06-13-2024, 05:03 AM

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#why-doesn-t-calibre-let-me-store-books-in-my-own-folder-structure//
The can only be ONE (Library Manager)

DNSB · 06-13-2024, 05:54 PM

If you want to create a new library with the contents of an old library, you can open the Switch/Create Library option and then use the Move current library to new location tool to move your current library to a new location. There are other ways but this is likely the easiest.

Huskey · 06-13-2024, 08:03 PM

@DNSB Many thanks for your help. It worked. Just one thing is missing and I can't remember how I did it because I haven't used Calibre for years. At the time I made a column with my personal notes about the book. These were automatically added to the book description. Can you see any chance of getting this column back?

06-13-2024, 03:10 AM	#1
Huskey Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	File Move Can I please have some help? I moved all my books from folder A to folder B. I then opended the latest Calibre, opened the books from the new folder. No problem except all listed books refer to the old folder and also, all books were reinstalled in the old folder but not deleted from the new folder. How can I achieve that Calibre only feeds from the new folder and books don't get copied back into the old folder? Many thanks for your help.

06-13-2024, 05:03 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,444 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#why-doesn-t-calibre-let-me-store-books-in-my-own-folder-structure// The can only be ONE (Library Manager) Last edited by theducks; 06-13-2024 at 05:06 AM.

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06-13-2024, 05:54 PM	#3
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,549 Karma: 157444380 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	If you want to create a new library with the contents of an old library, you can open the Switch/Create Library option and then use the Move current library to new location tool to move your current library to a new location. There are other ways but this is likely the easiest.

06-13-2024, 08:03 PM	#4
Huskey Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	@DNSB Many thanks for your help. It worked. Just one thing is missing and I can't remember how I did it because I haven't used Calibre for years. At the time I made a column with my personal notes about the book. These were automatically added to the book description. Can you see any chance of getting this column back?