10-20-2009, 02:54 PM | #1 |
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OK, Stupid Question Time.........
I'm starting to think about getting a Mac. Never used one before so I'm just starting to research it - I'm not particularly computer literate, but usually manage with a bit of trial and error! I know Calibre is Mac compatible but what about the changeover? If I backup my Calibre library will it port from Windows to Mac without issues? At the moment I buy a lot of books in .lit format and crunch them in Calibre but if I use a Mac will I be able to download them? I usually use Firefox browser but have to open IE to download .lit; (how) can I still do this on a Mac??? Sorry....ignorance is no excuse, I know!! Thanks. |
10-20-2009, 02:56 PM | #2 |
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porting should go fine. just zip up your library folder and transfer it to your mac, thenpoint calibre to it via Preferences. After porting you should go to Preferences_>Advanced and run the database integrity check to make sure everything transferred ok
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10-20-2009, 03:01 PM | #3 |
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Sounds like even I could manage that!
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10-20-2009, 03:34 PM | #4 |
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I have calibre on my Macbook at home, and on my XP computer at work. The library is in Dropbox, and is synced between the two. No problems on either end!
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10-20-2009, 04:59 PM | #5 |
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The library is in Dropbox, and is synced between the two.
So the two versions of Calibre talk to each other? Now that's cool! How about .lit files on a Mac? Do you have to run IE? (Horrors!!) Last edited by dickon25; 10-20-2009 at 05:05 PM. |
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10-20-2009, 05:19 PM | #7 |
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No, but you need it to download .lit files. I normally use Mozilla Firefox but have to close it and run Internet Explorer when I want to download. I wondered how I would do this if I had a Mac?
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The first thing to try is the User Agent Switcher extension. If that doesn't work and say they are using an Active X download manager (only works on IE) then there are a few other things you can try. You could try running IE in either WINE or CrossOver Mac. One other option is to run Windows and thus IE in a virtual machine. Parallels and VMWare Fusion are two popular pay solutions and VirutalBox is a great free one. I know Parallels and VMWare Fusion allow you to run Windows applications seamlessly, meaning they show up as a window on just like any other OS X app but I'm not sure if VirtualBox supports this. |
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And yes, using Dropbox as the intermediary between home and work is pretty awesome (as of course, is Calibre's/Sigil's incredible cross-platform support). |
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10-21-2009, 11:51 AM | #10 |
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User_none and KjK thanks very much for the tips! Now that ePub is growing so rapidly I probably won't feel the need to use lit files much in the future - the main reason I go for it now is so I can control all my library through Calibre, rather than having to switch between ADE and Sony's library. But I needed to know that it would still be possible.
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