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Calibre as Document Management System
I have recently discovered Calibre and I find that it could also serve quite well as a database of personal documents.
How private is the information in the Calibre library? I mean, if I add personal documents like my own Word files or bank statements, is the content of these documents uploaded somewhere to fill the metadata information? Also, would it be possible to have two different Libraries within the same installation of Calibre? |
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Just avoid use of the content server (or ensure that it's unavailable to the internet) and you'll be fine.
You can have as many libraries as you want. Last edited by ownedbycats; 04-08-2023 at 01:27 PM. |
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You can also have virtual libraries, i.e. one physical library that's separated into virtual ones by different tags, search terms, categories etc.
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Brilliant! Thank you.
At some point I saw an option to download metadata from Amazon. I can't find it now. That is what worries me. |
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OTOH and this gets into my personal opinion, the metadata download does not send any personally identifiable information. If you are really worried about sending author, title, book identifier, etc., I would suggest moving to buying physical books with gift cards paid for with cash in a different store. |
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I recently started to keep my important personal e-docs in a Windows Portable library on a Portable SSD T7 Touch 500GB silver | Samsung Australia
Local retailer had them at $AU69. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 04-08-2023 at 09:57 PM. |
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Thank you!
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Just to give you a different option:
I love and use Calibre for its designed purpose. I'm also sure it can be used for a lot of things, that it was not meant to handle explicitly. But... If you really want a Document Management System, especially one that can handle scans of documents, than you should take a look at Paperless. It can help with scanns in ways that Calibre can not. |
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Paperless seems to be more professional for small or medium enterprises.
I was just looking for a personal solution. Thanks anyway. |
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Anyway it seems that Calibre doesn't index Word files for full text search. This is a small drawback.
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I don't recall doing anything to make it index them. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 04-10-2023 at 05:58 PM. Reason: wrong image |
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It will be multi-user with variable privileges (Calibre is single user), it will track changes and have the different versions (electronic or scanned) available with who changed what. It might have approvals too. |
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I use Calibre as a personal document management system also. I store my
- scanned invoices, letters - bookmarks - passwords - dates (I miss just an alarm - this is done by other programs) - notes (as a Zettelkasten) - physical Books - E-Books - Videos and - Audios (Podcasts etc.) - Photos (as cbz-files) I use some default fields for other values, e. g. if I store bookmarks I use to set the author field to "Bookmark". You can use it very well for a personal document management system. |
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I... would not advise storing passwords as plain-text (even in an SQLite database), if that's what you mean.
If you're keeping a KeePass (or other offline password manager) file in the Calibre library, not so bad. |
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I only store non-financial passwords in the Browser (which has no sync) and that has a main/master password. If I die without warning people know where to find the physical address/phone number book which is never removed from secure area and never taken out with a laptop / phone / tablet! |
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