Moving from Proper Installation to Portable Installation

Dfaure · 01-02-2017, 11:40 AM

Hi,

In a similar mood as this post, I'd really like to know how I could make the opposite, ie. I'd like to switch from a proper installation to a portable one, also keeping my metadata, library, and plugins intact.

If I could successfully make a backup of the regular installation's data, I wasn't able to restore them onto a portable environment.

Any hints on how to do this?

Thanks!

theducks · 01-02-2017, 01:41 PM

There are 2 USER parts to a Calibre installation
1) Libraries ( a single one standard)
2) Preferences (AKA Configuration)

Calibre Portable is similar with the exception the structure is a Tree with ALL the programs, settings and Libraries inside the Tree

Simply replace the ENTIRE Settings folder with your old ENTIRE settings folder
If you used the default Library name, substitute (replace) that branch
If you have more than 1 or just a different name. Place those ALONGSIDE the default folder

When you start, Portable, you may need to select a Library.

That is pretty much it

01-02-2017, 11:40 AM	#1
Dfaure Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kobo Libra 2 & Aura HD, Cybook Muse	Moving from Proper Installation to Portable Installation Hi, In a similar mood as this post, I'd really like to know how I could make the opposite, ie. I'd like to switch from a proper installation to a portable one, also keeping my metadata, library, and plugins intact. If I could successfully make a backup of the regular installation's data, I wasn't able to restore them onto a portable environment. Any hints on how to do this? Thanks!

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01-02-2017, 01:41 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,455 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	There are 2 USER parts to a Calibre installation 1) Libraries ( a single one standard) 2) Preferences (AKA Configuration) Calibre Portable is similar with the exception the structure is a Tree with ALL the programs, settings and Libraries inside the Tree Simply replace the ENTIRE Settings folder with your old ENTIRE settings folder If you used the default Library name, substitute (replace) that branch If you have more than 1 or just a different name. Place those ALONGSIDE the default folder When you start, Portable, you may need to select a Library. That is pretty much it

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