Oops. How to un-merge

JohnnyBook · 09-25-2012, 08:17 PM

So I am merging two book records together (Different formats of the same tittle)

Then... OOps, I realized that I miss-clicked and merged two different titles.

OK so I have two different titles in different formats (fortunately) Now I want to un-merge the two books back into separate records...

Can this be done in Calibre? I don't see a way off hand, other than to go into the files and do it manually. (copy 2nd format out of library and re-add the book to create a new record. Then delete the 2nd format in Calibre)

If I could copy a record, (make a duplicate) that would work, but as I said I don't see a way to do it.

theducks · 09-25-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyBook

So I am merging two book records together (Different formats of the same tittle)

Then... OOps, I realized that I miss-clicked and merged two different titles.

OK so I have two different titles in different formats (fortunately) Now I want to un-merge the two books back into separate records...

Can this be done in Calibre? I don't see a way off hand, other than to go into the files and do it manually. (copy 2nd format out of library and re-add the book to create a new record. Then delete the 2nd format in Calibre)

If I could copy a record, (make a duplicate) that would work, but as I said I don't see a way to do it.

You have the idea.
If you use Save To.. calibre will try and update the (wrong) metadata in the book.

Select the book
Tap O
Now copy the format off to a safe place.
Close the file browser.Open the Metadata editor and selct the bad format and use the recycle icon (Del) OK

Now add the saved format back, normally

JohnnyBook · 09-25-2012, 08:47 PM

Yeah thats the way I did it, but wandered if there was something I was missing.

09-25-2012, 08:17 PM	#1
JohnnyBook Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 126824 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Out There Device: K3 W/3G (Fixed screen!) & Paperwhite Wifi	Oops. How to un-merge So I am merging two book records together (Different formats of the same tittle) Then... OOps, I realized that I miss-clicked and merged two different titles. OK so I have two different titles in different formats (fortunately) Now I want to un-merge the two books back into separate records... Can this be done in Calibre? I don't see a way off hand, other than to go into the files and do it manually. (copy 2nd format out of library and re-add the book to create a new record. Then delete the 2nd format in Calibre) If I could copy a record, (make a duplicate) that would work, but as I said I don't see a way to do it.

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09-25-2012, 08:47 PM	#3
JohnnyBook Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 126824 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Out There Device: K3 W/3G (Fixed screen!) & Paperwhite Wifi	Yeah thats the way I did it, but wandered if there was something I was missing.

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