Size of a books selections

sylvain62 · 02-22-2015, 11:06 PM

Hi everyone,

Maybe my question will look a little bit trivial but... I did not find a way to do what I want...
And I tried to find a thread about that on the forum.

I would like to know the total size of the books I selected. In Calibre, before sending books to a external device, I use to select several books, and then I send them to my external device.

But I did not find any information about the total size of my selection... Of course I could add all the single size information, but... If I select 100 books... It turns to be

And when I send the books to my external device, I can see a progession bar etc... But nothing about the total size I am currently sending.

The idea is that I would like to know whether I can actually send the books selection to my external device which could have less space that the entire size selection...

If somebody know a way to know that...

Thank you

kovidgoyal · 02-22-2015, 11:13 PM

IIRC, calibre will automatically refuse to send books if their total size is less than the free size on the device. Of course the device has to be capable of reporting free size for that,but most devices are.

PeterT · 02-22-2015, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

IIRC, calibre will automatically refuse to send books if their total size is less than the free size on the device. Of course the device has to be capable of reporting free size for that,but most devices are.

Don't you mean MORE than the free size?

kovidgoyal · 02-22-2015, 11:46 PM

yes, of course

sylvain62 · 02-23-2015, 12:12 AM

Hi kovidgoyal and PeterT,

Thank for your answers.

Indeed Calibre stops automatically, and it did it, after more than 30 minutes (I tried to send more that 700 books).
So I guess it started to send the selection, and then realized that there was not enough place,so it stopped (similarly as the windows copy/past process in the past).
At the end I think, it just send one single book.

I actually know how much space I have on the external device, but I don't know how much I have to send...
It would be a first step that Calibre warn the user that there is not enough space.

Now I am trying to "save as" the selection in one single file on my computer, so that, I will be able to evaluate the total size from windows.
It should be possible to do like that, but a little bit cumbersome.

Thank you
Sylvain

sylvain62 · 02-23-2015, 01:34 AM

So, I save my books selections to the laptop where Calibre is installed, the total size is 16 giga, so 6 giga over the space available on my external device.

No surprise, it was expected, but it is quite boring to have to use that procedure.

I have to find another way.

eschwartz · 02-23-2015, 01:41 AM

Send the books in batches. Only the last batch will fail.

sylvain62 · 02-23-2015, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Send the books in batches. Only the last batch will fail.

Thank you, good idea.

02-22-2015, 11:06 PM	#1
sylvain62 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: Asus MemoPad 2014	Size of a books selections Hi everyone, Maybe my question will look a little bit trivial but... I did not find a way to do what I want... And I tried to find a thread about that on the forum. I would like to know the total size of the books I selected. In Calibre, before sending books to a external device, I use to select several books, and then I send them to my external device. But I did not find any information about the total size of my selection... Of course I could add all the single size information, but... If I select 100 books... It turns to be And when I send the books to my external device, I can see a progession bar etc... But nothing about the total size I am currently sending. The idea is that I would like to know whether I can actually send the books selection to my external device which could have less space that the entire size selection... If somebody know a way to know that... Thank you

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02-22-2015, 11:13 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	IIRC, calibre will automatically refuse to send books if their total size is less than the free size on the device. Of course the device has to be capable of reporting free size for that,but most devices are.

02-22-2015, 11:46 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yes, of course

02-23-2015, 12:12 AM	#5
sylvain62 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: Asus MemoPad 2014	Hi kovidgoyal and PeterT, Thank for your answers. Indeed Calibre stops automatically, and it did it, after more than 30 minutes (I tried to send more that 700 books). So I guess it started to send the selection, and then realized that there was not enough place,so it stopped (similarly as the windows copy/past process in the past). At the end I think, it just send one single book. I actually know how much space I have on the external device, but I don't know how much I have to send... It would be a first step that Calibre warn the user that there is not enough space. Now I am trying to "save as" the selection in one single file on my computer, so that, I will be able to evaluate the total size from windows. It should be possible to do like that, but a little bit cumbersome. Thank you Sylvain

02-23-2015, 01:34 AM	#6
sylvain62 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: Asus MemoPad 2014	So, I save my books selections to the laptop where Calibre is installed, the total size is 16 giga, so 6 giga over the space available on my external device. No surprise, it was expected, but it is quite boring to have to use that procedure. I have to find another way.

02-23-2015, 01:41 AM	#7
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Send the books in batches. Only the last batch will fail.

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