Calibre creates duplicate folders

BeccaPrice · 06-20-2011, 02:51 PM

I was just given a folder with a zillion books in it, each in it's own folder. I want to import these books into Calibre, but I don't want to create duplicate folders - that is, I have a folder labeled "autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini" but if I import the contents of that folder into Calibre, I'll have a second folder with the same title. Is there any way to avoid this duplication?

theducks · 06-20-2011, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

I was just given a folder with a zillion books in it, each in it's own folder. I want to import these books into Calibre, but I don't want to create duplicate folders - that is, I have a folder labeled "autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini" but if I import the contents of that folder into Calibre, I'll have a second folder with the same title. Is there any way to avoid this duplication?

Read Sticky 2 in this sub-forum (and review the Online FAQ)

transmitthis · 06-20-2011, 03:15 PM

as above, but short answer, don't go messing in the folder structure. =p

BeccaPrice · 06-20-2011, 03:39 PM

I did read the stickys, but didn't understand it quite - I wound up putting the files on a memory stick, and adding them from that; that way I didn't have duplicate folders on my computer.

theducks · 06-20-2011, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

I did read the stickys, but didn't understand it quite - I wound up putting the files on a memory stick, and adding them from that; that way I didn't have duplicate folders on my computer.

Where you keep the Source file (backups?) is your choice... As long as you no messa' wida' Calibre folders

Pinecone · 07-04-2011, 10:55 AM

Hard drives are less than 4 cents per GIGABYTE. So 10 GB of files costs 40 cents.

File storage space is no big deal.

06-20-2011, 02:51 PM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Calibre creates duplicate folders I was just given a folder with a zillion books in it, each in it's own folder. I want to import these books into Calibre, but I don't want to create duplicate folders - that is, I have a folder labeled "autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini" but if I import the contents of that folder into Calibre, I'll have a second folder with the same title. Is there any way to avoid this duplication?

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06-20-2011, 03:15 PM	#3
transmitthis Addict Posts: 288 Karma: 1003542 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Google Nexus 7 16GB	as above, but short answer, don't go messing in the folder structure. =p

06-20-2011, 03:39 PM	#4
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I did read the stickys, but didn't understand it quite - I wound up putting the files on a memory stick, and adding them from that; that way I didn't have duplicate folders on my computer.

07-04-2011, 10:55 AM	#6
Pinecone Guru Posts: 902 Karma: 1660722 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Device: PRS-650, PRS-600, PRS-350	Hard drives are less than 4 cents per GIGABYTE. So 10 GB of files costs 40 cents. File storage space is no big deal.

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