To polish an ebook without saving the original

Nemesia · 04-10-2020, 08:27 AM

Hi everyone!

I have been using Calibre for years and, though I'm not a fan of the last version, I find it very useful to keep my library organised.

My issue is with the metadatas and covers: I want them to be associated with the epub file itself (to keep everything clean and tidy), so I polish the book. But while doing that, Calibre creates a backup file named "original epub"...

I don't need that because I don't really convert the file from one format to the other: I just consolidate the metadatas into the epub. So is there a preference somewhere to tell the software to drop it? I couldn't find anything...

I know I can manually delete the original epub files, but I'd rather not have them created in the first place.

Or maybe I should use a different feature to consolidate the datas rather than Polish?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Nemesia
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Mac OS 10.15.3
Calibre 4.13.0

stumped · 04-10-2020, 08:51 AM

there is a preference somewhere. I know because i have it turned OFF.
i doubt I could find it again any faster than you can though.
search the forum e.g. the plug in thread, or ask google ,or carefully look through all preferences...

kovidgoyal · 04-10-2020, 09:47 AM

Preferences->tweaks->save original file

JSWolf · 04-10-2020, 10:20 AM

I would keep allowing original_epub to to be made. If you make a mistake or something goes wrong, you have a backup. Unless you validate the ePub, something could go wrong as polish is not expecting ePub with errors.

Nemesia · 04-10-2020, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Preferences->tweaks->save original file

Thanks, that's what I needed! I would never have found it there.

Thanks also to Stumped and JSWolf for your answers.

04-10-2020, 08:27 AM	#1
Nemesia Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: computer (Mac)	To polish an ebook without saving the original Hi everyone! I have been using Calibre for years and, though I'm not a fan of the last version, I find it very useful to keep my library organised. My issue is with the metadatas and covers: I want them to be associated with the epub file itself (to keep everything clean and tidy), so I polish the book. But while doing that, Calibre creates a backup file named "original epub"... I don't need that because I don't really convert the file from one format to the other: I just consolidate the metadatas into the epub. So is there a preference somewhere to tell the software to drop it? I couldn't find anything... I know I can manually delete the original epub files, but I'd rather not have them created in the first place. Or maybe I should use a different feature to consolidate the datas rather than Polish? Thanks in advance for your help! Nemesia -------------------- Mac OS 10.15.3 Calibre 4.13.0

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04-10-2020, 08:51 AM	#2
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	there is a preference somewhere. I know because i have it turned OFF. i doubt I could find it again any faster than you can though. search the forum e.g. the plug in thread, or ask google ,or carefully look through all preferences...

04-10-2020, 09:47 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,186 Karma: 23000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Preferences->tweaks->save original file

04-10-2020, 10:20 AM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 75,348 Karma: 133807966 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I would keep allowing original_epub to to be made. If you make a mistake or something goes wrong, you have a backup. Unless you validate the ePub, something could go wrong as polish is not expecting ePub with errors.

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