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Originally Posted by lalebarde
For me, that's backup of backups...
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So you depend on only one back up? One can never have too many back ups but, to be practical, having two back ups, one on site and one off site, should be considered a bare minimum. More is safer. It's a matter of how valuable is your data to you?
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Originally Posted by lalebarde
I really don't like the folder structure of calibre - but I understand this is not important thanks to tags. Nevertheless, I do prefer relying on a folder structure than on tags - just my own opinion and taste.
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You weren't paying attention. You can always keep your original files but, if you don't, by using Save to Disk, you can have calibre create a folder/tree structure of your choice separate from calibre's own library and, I'll wager, it will be more consistant than your original. Unless you had one that drilled really deep and/or was full of inconsistancies, it could be the same as your original one without any inconsistancies. Disk space is cheap nowadays; it just doesn't pay to be "storage frugal."
As far as your preference for folder/filename trees goes, you are saying you prefer inefficiency over increased versatility? People have a hard time letting go of what is familiar to them. This is a prime example. It's just like people not adopting e-books because they "like the feel, smell, looks, whatever, of p-books." With calibre, there is no need to ever go directly to the files themselves (heck, I keep mine hidden). Everything you possibly could do within any folder/filename tree you can do from within calibre, plus one heck of a lot more, and do it more efficiently.