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Originally Posted by jchrist
Hi there,
I recently imported a large number of titles into my library which had really
crappy filenames *and* metadata. I spent a good deal of time cleaning up the metadata, so now my metadata is perfect. However, the calibre directory structure still reflects the original filenames and authors. For instance,
I have a directory named "Arthur C. Clarke" and one called "Arthur Charles Clark". Further, the filenames within those directories have not really been cleaned up either.
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Generally each time you change the metadata, the directory structure is automatically self correcting. Any mislabeled directories are either a fluke or you still have that entry in your library and it is sorting wrong. To take a closer look at the authors in your library go to the tag browser hover over authors, right click on manage authors. This window will show you all your authors and author_sort values.
I just went through my entire directory structure and found three directories that seemed wrong. They still had a book in them and when I went to check calibre's library it turns out that each of these authors I had made a typo. Once I changed the name in calibre, the directory was automatically changed too.
Did these garbage directories have calibre's ID at the end of each book directory under the author's directory (see attached).
Did you initially point calibre to a directory to use for its library that already had stuff/books in it? If you did that explains all of the junk lying around. calibre never messes with source documents.
I've been told that if a directory had third party entries in it like thumbnails or search info then calibre can't change the directory just create a new one.
Does any of the above ring a bell?
I have 985 authors and 4000+ books and I haven't looked at my directory structure in a year and the only thing I found out of place were 3 typos I had entered in the metadata. Once these typos were corrected all of the suspect directories went away and the books were moved to their proper place.
Good Luck, let us know what you discover.