Calibre default folder problem

jukin · 12-20-2010, 07:56 PM

Is there any way to change the default (or fallback) folder when the last folder used is no longer present after an Add Books? When the previous folder has been deleted, next time you do an Add Books, Calibre defaults to the Windows\System32 folder in the Windows tree (I'm using Windows 7 but it's probably the same for all versions). I normally add a, say, pdf file to Calibre. I then get Calibre to convert it and save it to its library. After that I generally delete the folder the pdf file (or whatever) was in as I no longer need it - typically it's a sub folder. However, when I next add a book, Calibre defaults to the Windows System32 sub-folder as it can't find the previous folder. I would love a way to tell Calibre that if a folder does not exist then use the parent folder as the default. Is that kind of configuration possible? Thanks.

kovidgoyal · 12-20-2010, 08:00 PM

not without running calibre from source

jukin · 12-20-2010, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

not without running calibre from source

Ok. Thanks for your reply and I really appreciate all your hard work BTW, Calibre is an excellent application.

kovidgoyal · 12-20-2010, 08:49 PM

You're welcome, if you feel like running from source, instructions are in the user manual and the relevant code is in src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py

12-20-2010, 07:56 PM	#1
jukin Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 12 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New Philadelphia, PA Device: iPad Air 2, Kindle Fire HD 10	Calibre default folder problem Is there any way to change the default (or fallback) folder when the last folder used is no longer present after an Add Books? When the previous folder has been deleted, next time you do an Add Books, Calibre defaults to the Windows\System32 folder in the Windows tree (I'm using Windows 7 but it's probably the same for all versions). I normally add a, say, pdf file to Calibre. I then get Calibre to convert it and save it to its library. After that I generally delete the folder the pdf file (or whatever) was in as I no longer need it - typically it's a sub folder. However, when I next add a book, Calibre defaults to the Windows System32 sub-folder as it can't find the previous folder. I would love a way to tell Calibre that if a folder does not exist then use the parent folder as the default. Is that kind of configuration possible? Thanks. Last edited by jukin; 12-20-2010 at 07:59 PM.

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12-20-2010, 08:00 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,566 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	not without running calibre from source

12-20-2010, 08:49 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,566 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You're welcome, if you feel like running from source, instructions are in the user manual and the relevant code is in src/calibre/gui2/__init__.py

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