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Old 03-09-2011, 04:49 PM   #1
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Calibre copy/delete possibility?

Is there a setting I can change to have Calibre simply move my file into the library rather then copying it? I can see the benefit of having an original, but I don't need to duplicate my entire library for this. It would be most beneficial when adding multiple documents but not everything in a large fail at once. Going back and trying to remember what I transferred can be a pain.
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Old 03-09-2011, 05:24 PM   #2
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Is there a setting I can change to have Calibre simply move my file into the library rather then copying it? I can see the benefit of having an original, but I don't need to duplicate my entire library for this. It would be most beneficial when adding multiple documents but not everything in a large fail at once. Going back and trying to remember what I transferred can be a pain.
Make a 'working' (temporary) folder. Move some of the files into that befor importing. When import succeeds, delete the folder.
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Make a 'working' (temporary) folder. Move some of the files into that befor importing. When import succeeds, delete the folder.
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That's how I did it, but instead of hitting "delete", I moved the folder into a new folder "Done." When I had finished entering all of my books, I was "done" and my original library was empty, but I still had all of my original formats in "Done", for reference. I really hate to see people deleting their source books. Even if you bring everything into Calibre perfectly, there's the chance you'll overwrite a good format with a bad conversion to the same format, etc. Storage is cheap. Wait a year or so, then delete them.
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Old 03-11-2011, 11:32 AM   #4
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+1 to that, zip & burn to CD / DVD if you are really short of disc space.

it's always good to keep original sources. I once messed up a good video ( avi/divx ) collection but batch running a free divx fix utility without adequate testing. it was meant to fix up broken indexes, but in fact it badly mangled some source files & I hadn't backed them up 1st.

as calibre will overwrite without warning or recourse during conversions, it's really important to take backups before making any big changes to your library.
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Old 03-20-2011, 03:45 PM   #5
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Old 04-13-2011, 08:18 AM   #6
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this is an additional question on deleting from the calibre library. calibre picked up something that i didnt want (im log) and added it to the library. when i wanted to delete, message that it would remove it from calibre AND my computer. does this mean it would delete even from the source folder ? im not sure i even like calibre now
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this is an additional question on deleting from the calibre library. calibre picked up something that i didnt want (im log) and added it to the library. when i wanted to delete, message that it would remove it from calibre AND my computer. does this mean it would delete even from the source folder ? im not sure i even like calibre now
Calibre will not delete anything outside its own library folder. The warning message is phrased in a way that alerts you that the file in the library folder will be gone as well, not just the entry in the library. Calibre keeps no link to your original files outside its library and will not, regardless of what you do, alter or delete them.
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