drag and drop problem

73kmax · 05-10-2012, 11:50 AM

When I first started using Calibre it was easy to drag and drop titles from a cd of book titles that I had purchased into the Calibre page. Now I cannot. Why should this be? Is it a problem with the new version of Calibre? https://www2.mobileread.com/i/smiliesadd1/help.gif

theducks · 05-10-2012, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 73kmax

When I first started using Calibre it was easy to drag and drop titles from a cd of book titles that I had purchased into the Calibre page. Now I cannot. Why should this be? Is it a problem with the new version of Calibre? https://www2.mobileread.com/i/smiliesadd1/help.gif

First off:

Second: Copying CD files, by default are READ ONLY.
That does not get changed automatically.

Maybe the developers fixed the bug that permitted Read only files to be placed in the Library (only to cause problems later

)

Copy the selected files to a Temp folder, remove (change) the Read only Property. Now you should be good

Doitsu · 05-10-2012, 12:36 PM

I had a similar problem and found out that my firewall somehow interfered with Calibre.
If you have a firewall, disable it temporarily to find out if it's causing problems on your system, too.

73kmax · 05-11-2012, 03:53 AM

Many thanks for your replies. I don't think it is the Firewall because it always asks for permission when I open Calibre. It will be the Read-Only problem - now caused by the latest upgrade and bug "fix". Funnily enough I can transfer them by drag & drop onto the Calibre Application file in the Windows Program list, but that is also a 2-step process, and annoying. I will try the Temp file process and see if that is the answer. Thank you both again for your help.

73kmax · 05-13-2012, 08:01 AM

I tried changing the CD book files from Read-Only, but had the same problem - they would not drag & drop straight into the Calibre page as they used to. I can drag them to the Calibre icon but then have to go through the "permission" page of Windows so it is still a 2-3 step process, whereas before it was a single step. Very annoying! Especially as this has only started happening recently.

LostOnTheLine · 11-08-2021, 09:13 PM

No answer to this?
I've had this problem many times (not from a CD, that is ridiculous as calibre copies the file to the Calibre library so it doesn't need write access to the file) but usually a restart of the app or opening the folder in a new window fix it, but not this time, some information on why would be helpful

kovidgoyal · 11-08-2021, 09:18 PM

the only known reason for drag and drop to fail is permissions issues, typically caused by running calibre as administrator. You will get more information if you run calibre in debug mode (right click th epreferences button)

05-10-2012, 11:50 AM	#1
73kmax Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: kindle	drag and drop problem When I first started using Calibre it was easy to drag and drop titles from a cd of book titles that I had purchased into the Calibre page. Now I cannot. Why should this be? Is it a problem with the new version of Calibre? https://www2.mobileread.com/i/smiliesadd1/help.gif

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05-10-2012, 12:36 PM	#3
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,584 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	I had a similar problem and found out that my firewall somehow interfered with Calibre. If you have a firewall, disable it temporarily to find out if it's causing problems on your system, too.

05-11-2012, 03:53 AM	#4
73kmax Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: kindle	Many thanks for your replies. I don't think it is the Firewall because it always asks for permission when I open Calibre. It will be the Read-Only problem - now caused by the latest upgrade and bug "fix". Funnily enough I can transfer them by drag & drop onto the Calibre Application file in the Windows Program list, but that is also a 2-step process, and annoying. I will try the Temp file process and see if that is the answer. Thank you both again for your help.

05-13-2012, 08:01 AM	#5
73kmax Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: kindle	I tried changing the CD book files from Read-Only, but had the same problem - they would not drag & drop straight into the Calibre page as they used to. I can drag them to the Calibre icon but then have to go through the "permission" page of Windows so it is still a 2-3 step process, whereas before it was a single step. Very annoying! Especially as this has only started happening recently.

11-08-2021, 09:13 PM	#6
LostOnTheLine Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 800000 Join Date: Jun 2021 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (PW1\|PW3\|PW4), Kindle Voyage	No answer to this? I've had this problem many times (not from a CD, that is ridiculous as calibre copies the file to the Calibre library so it doesn't need write access to the file) but usually a restart of the app or opening the folder in a new window fix it, but not this time, some information on why would be helpful

11-08-2021, 09:18 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	the only known reason for drag and drop to fail is permissions issues, typically caused by running calibre as administrator. You will get more information if you run calibre in debug mode (right click th epreferences button)