Combine two libraries?

whoever · 08-19-2010, 12:11 AM

Just found a Calibre library on my other drive created a while back. How can I import all the information, including books and all the meta data into my current library? Without re-downloading everything?

Thanks

Dopedangel · 08-19-2010, 12:58 AM

As far as I know their is no easy way. And you can't just import books from the old directory directly as some of the metadata might not have been saved into the books.

If you are using the latest version of calibre I would recommend selecting the old library
and using save to to save all your books in one directory.
Then reselect your new library and import them from the directory you just created

alansplace · 08-19-2010, 03:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whoever

Just found a Calibre library on my other drive created a while back. How can I import all the information, including books and all the meta data into my current library? Without re-downloading everything?

Thanks

i think that feature is going to be available in the next (0.7.15) revision, possibly available this weekend (read this in a reply by kovid in another thread).
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Alan

whoever · 08-19-2010, 07:15 PM

Thanks for the update. Actually I found that when I save books from new library into the old library directory then switch over, they shows up. But when I save from the old to the new, it doesn't. Of course, given a choice, I would rather gathering stuff into the new directory as it might have more features in it's meta data base.

But now it seems close enough that I should just wait.

whoever · 08-25-2010, 11:00 PM

7.15 works wonders. Thanks

08-19-2010, 12:11 AM	#1
whoever Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 5046 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Windows XP	Combine two libraries? Just found a Calibre library on my other drive created a while back. How can I import all the information, including books and all the meta data into my current library? Without re-downloading everything? Thanks

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08-19-2010, 12:58 AM	#2
Dopedangel Wizard Posts: 1,759 Karma: 30063305 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Device: Boyue	As far as I know their is no easy way. And you can't just import books from the old directory directly as some of the metadata might not have been saved into the books. If you are using the latest version of calibre I would recommend selecting the old library and using save to to save all your books in one directory. Then reselect your new library and import them from the directory you just created

08-19-2010, 07:15 PM	#4
whoever Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 5046 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Windows XP	Thanks for the update. Actually I found that when I save books from new library into the old library directory then switch over, they shows up. But when I save from the old to the new, it doesn't. Of course, given a choice, I would rather gathering stuff into the new directory as it might have more features in it's meta data base. But now it seems close enough that I should just wait.

08-25-2010, 11:00 PM	#5
whoever Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 5046 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Windows XP	7.15 works wonders. Thanks

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