Hiding Books from Calibre

dealman · 02-26-2013, 03:07 AM

Lets just say that I have some books that I'd rather not be seen on the calibre home screen or in the titles list,

Is there a way I can hide them within Calibre ?

Just started using calibre and loving it..

travger · 02-26-2013, 03:39 AM

Try View Manager plugin, it creates sub-libraries which you can name as you like. Or maybe just restricted search can also be made 'always effective'. Like, 'find everything not tagged mine'.

Welcome to the MR and Calibre!

itimpi · 02-26-2013, 04:48 AM

Note that although the idea of using restrictions is a good one, it does not stop a knowledgeable user removing the restriction and finding such books. Calibre is designed as a 'personal' ebook library manager so has no built-in security features.

theducks · 02-26-2013, 10:32 AM

The Preferences:Sharing over the Net: can control what filters the 'Content Server' uses for the outside of Calibre connections.

This may be a case where moving the books to their own Library is 'better' than keeping them in a single Library.

As been mentioned: Nothing obscures those books from a knowledgeable user

dealman · 03-01-2013, 07:16 AM

Thanks a lot for the replies,
I will simply keep those books out of Calibre,

Just didn't want to get the libraries mixed up and risk accidental exposure.

Thanks for all the replies everyone, loving Calibre, and this forum,

Dopedangel · 03-01-2013, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dealman

Thanks a lot for the replies,
I will simply keep those books out of Calibre,

Just didn't want to get the libraries mixed up and risk accidental exposure.

Thanks for all the replies everyone, loving Calibre, and this forum,

if you still want to use those with files Calibre install and use a portable calibre for those books so you can keep it separate from your main library

travger · 03-02-2013, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dopedangel

if you still want to use those with files Calibre install and use a portable calibre for those books so you can keep it separate from your main library

Really good suggestion. You can have secret memory stick with secret books and no one will be wiser. Just make sure that 'real' Calibre is closed before switching to portable.

02-26-2013, 03:07 AM	#1
dealman Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle	Hiding Books from Calibre Lets just say that I have some books that I'd rather not be seen on the calibre home screen or in the titles list, Is there a way I can hide them within Calibre ? Just started using calibre and loving it..

02-26-2013, 04:48 AM	#3
itimpi Wizard Posts: 3,629 Karma: 561147 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (stanza/iBooks/QuickReader)	Note that although the idea of using restrictions is a good one, it does not stop a knowledgeable user removing the restriction and finding such books. Calibre is designed as a 'personal' ebook library manager so has no built-in security features. __________________ Calibre2opds: Calibre library as a web site - the popular alternative to the Calibre Content Server CLOUD SERVICES: Dropbox: Use this link to sign up for a free 2GB Dropbox account and both of us get an extra 500MB free space. Megacloud: Use this link to sign up for a free 8GB MegaCloud account and both of us get an extra 500MB free space. Copy.com: Use this link to sign up for a free 15GB Copy.com account and both of us get an extra 5GB free space.

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theducks Staff to 4 Cats Posts: 10,947 Karma: 2574555 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The (original) Silicon Valley, USA Device: Galaxy Tab 2,Black Astak PEz, K4NT(now Wifes)	The Preferences:Sharing over the Net: can control what filters the 'Content Server' uses for the outside of Calibre connections. This may be a case where moving the books to their own Library is 'better' than keeping them in a single Library. As been mentioned: Nothing obscures those books from a knowledgeable user __________________ Using: Ubuntu(32 bit):Oneric,Precise and XPpro SP3, W7HP(64)- - Libre Office w/Writer2EPUB

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02-26-2013, 03:39 AM	#2
travger Evangelist Posts: 434 Karma: 266280 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: palm tx, Windows XP	Try View Manager plugin, it creates sub-libraries which you can name as you like. Or maybe just restricted search can also be made 'always effective'. Like, 'find everything not tagged mine'. Welcome to the MR and Calibre!

03-01-2013, 07:16 AM	#5
dealman Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle	Thanks a lot for the replies, I will simply keep those books out of Calibre, Just didn't want to get the libraries mixed up and risk accidental exposure. Thanks for all the replies everyone, loving Calibre, and this forum,


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