Calibre and new Windows 8 laptops

[theducks]

Originally Posted by SouLThinking

Holy freaking cow you made me fell so stupid. I am so lost. I am scared of the temp file thing you said to do. I have to really go look at this step by step.

First up I'd move the Temporary and Configuration Data, there are two Environment Variables you can use to achieve this - see http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/customize.html.


Ok I went to C and made a CalibreTemp folder. Now how do I go change where calibre points to? I went into miscellaneous but don't know what to do from there.

You need to make: a) a batch file or b)shortcut that contains the command line switches (see the commandline section of the manual) and use that to launch Calibre

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by theducks

You need to make: a) a batch file or b)shortcut that contains the command line switches (see the commandline section of the manual) and use that to launch Calibre

I don't think you can change environment variables via calibre, you have to do it via windows

BR

[theducks]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I don't think you can change environment variables via calibre, you have to do it via windows

BR

You can use a switch in a shortcut
But using Environment variables:
1) permanent via the registry (or system properties)
2) using SET in A Calibre (launch) bat file

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I don't think you can change environment variables via calibre, you have to do it via windows

There is a file in calibre/resources/ called calibre-portable.bat. This is a batch file to start a Calibre configuration on Windows giving explicit control of the location of:

• Calibre Program Files
• Calibre Library Files
• Calibre Config Files
• Calibre Metadata database
• Calibre Source files
• Calibre Temp Files

and start calibre via the batch file.