06-28-2024, 06:38 AM | #1 |
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Calibre Portable for Windows to Calibre for Linux
I have my Calibre library on an external drive using Calibre Portable latest version (v7.13). Until now I am a Windows user but soon to be Linux user. Calibre Portable had been a great way to access my library from any Windows OS running computer.
How can I transport my Calibre Library from Calibre Portable for Windows to Calibre for Linux with all the books (450+), settings and preferences, News Recipe Schedules. In short, I want to have my Calibre configured on Linux as it is on my Windows Calibre Portable. What is the easiest and fastest way? Do I have to manually configure all the preferences again and manually copy paste the library folder to the linux? Or is there any other easier and faster way. |
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06-28-2024, 07:02 AM | #3 | |
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calibre, version 7.13.0 ERROR: Cannot export/import: You are running calibre portable, all calibre data is already in the calibre portable folder. Export/import is unavailable. Hence, I am getting the above mentioned error. |
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06-28-2024, 09:44 AM | #4 |
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So instead of running calibre-portable.exe, run calibre.exe, while setting the CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY environmnet variable to point to the portable config directory and then use the export tool.
https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cus...ment-variables |
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I have installed calibre on linux from official installation guide.
And I already have my library on a "USB Drive/Calibre/Spicy Poison's Library". I have my portable Calibre installed on "USB Drive/Calibre/Calibre Portable" in this folder. Since I am going to use both OS (Windows and Linux) I have decided to not use export feature described earlier. Instead I will be using Calibre on both OS to use same folder on which my library is stored. The only disadvantages is that I would need to setup configuration and preferences settings again on linux. Now, is there any way by which I can copy some configuration and preference files from "USB Drive/Calibre/Calibre Portable" directory to where Calibre has equivalent directory in linux directories? If not, I shall manually configure my whole Calibre again. |
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You cannot share the same library folder between windows and linux, that will lead to data loss as their filesystems have very different semantics.
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I've used Linux & Windows on dual boot since 1998 (NT 4, Win 2K, XP, Win7) and since Jan 2017 deleted the Windows 7. I still have an old Win10 laptop and XP, win7 and Win10 on VMs on Linux (and used export/import to Win10 destination). The XP and Win7 calibre installs still exist, but books can only be added, the versions of Calibre are too old for Import. |
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