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Packtramp · 07-28-2010, 12:47 PM

So, I have a work laptop and my home PC that I use Calibre on. I loaded all my books on the home PC and the work laptop and use SyncToy to keep the files duplicated. My problem is that I added 4 new books on my home PC used SyncToy, came to work and used SyncToy to put them on my work laptop. The new book folders are there now as well as the metadata file, but they aren't showing up in Calibre. I used the "add books" but it made a duplicated author folder with the same problems from before?
Questions:
1) How do I point calibre to using/seeing the new folders without reloading a large library every single time?
2) Why does each books info not change when I change it in Calibre? I.e., I changed the info at home and when I synced at work and re-added the book, it was the same as originally. Shouldn't it have change when I updated the author's name the first time?
Thanks!

07-28-2010, 12:47 PM	#91
Packtramp Junior What?? Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Huntsville, AL Device: sony prs505	Using SyncToy to duplicate libraries, but new books aren't showing up So, I have a work laptop and my home PC that I use Calibre on. I loaded all my books on the home PC and the work laptop and use SyncToy to keep the files duplicated. My problem is that I added 4 new books on my home PC used SyncToy, came to work and used SyncToy to put them on my work laptop. The new book folders are there now as well as the metadata file, but they aren't showing up in Calibre. I used the "add books" but it made a duplicated author folder with the same problems from before? Questions: 1) How do I point calibre to using/seeing the new folders without reloading a large library every single time? 2) Why does each books info not change when I change it in Calibre? I.e., I changed the info at home and when I synced at work and re-added the book, it was the same as originally. Shouldn't it have change when I updated the author's name the first time? Thanks!