How to have full file name converting (now I have Unknown.)

[helen2]

I have about 34 gb of cbr/cbz files and I need to convert them to pdf but when I go to convert them Calibre only copies part of the file name, the other part writes Unknown.
As long as there are 2 or 3 files I can rename them but now that there are almost 850 it becomes impossible. How can I make sure that all the converted files have the same original cbr/cbz file name so that I don´t have to rename the pdf files?
tnx
Helen

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by helen2

I have about 34 gb of cbr/cbz files and I need to convert them to pdf but when I go to convert them Calibre only copies part of the file name, the other part writes Unknown.
As long as there are 2 or 3 files I can rename them but now that there are almost 850 it becomes impossible. How can I make sure that all the converted files have the same original cbr/cbz file name so that I don´t have to rename the pdf files?

Are you converting via the GUI, or from the command line with ebook-convert.exe?

Not sure what you mean by 'part of the file name'. Can you give an example.

BR

[helen2]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Are you converting via the GUI, or from the command line with ebook-convert.exe?

Not sure what you mean by 'part of the file name'. Can you give an example.

BR

Original file name : (byTom.Bart.CookingBooki).MyFirtBook.009.Year2-09-Cooking mushrooms.cbz

Converted name : (byTom.Bart.CookingBooki).MyFir - Unknown.pdf

I use Windwos 10 64 bit

As I wrote are c.a 850 files so realy hard rename all of them with the original name

Tnx

Helen

[BetterRed]

Worked for me



After copying a CBZ to D:\Sandpit, and renaming it I then ran the following command:

ebook-convert.exe (byTom.Bart.CookingBooki).MyFirtBook.009.Year2-09-Cooking mushrooms.cbz (byTom.Bart.CookingBooki).MyFirtBook.009.Year2-09-Cooking mushrooms.epub

BR

[BetterRed]

Arrgh: I think I know where you're at.

You have the book in a calibre library and you're looking at the content of the book folder:



You should regard calibre libraries as black boxes. The folder and file names in calibre library folders are determined by a calibre algorithm. Here's a couple of links that explain the rationale:

Want to change folder structure or file names in the Calibre library?

Why doesn’t calibre let me store books in my own folder structure?

BR

[helen2]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Arrgh: I think I know where you're at.

You have the book in a calibre library and you're looking at the content of the book folder:

Attachment 211285

You should regard calibre libraries as black boxes. The folder and file names in calibre library folders are determined by a calibre algorithm. Here's a couple of links that explain the rationale:

Want to change folder structure or file names in the Calibre library?

Why doesn’t calibre let me store books in my own folder structure?

BR

:graffio al mento:
so I guess that means I have to edit the name 850 times either before converting the file or afterwards.
I was hoping maybe either with a plug-in, or by editing a file or something quicker and more ‘simple’.
Thanks

Helen

[BetterRed]

There's no need to know or care about the names of the files in the library?

If you want a copy of the EPUBs the conversion created that are named as per the Title column use the Save to Disk feature with the Save template set to {title}.

See ==>> Save to disk

BR