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Old 10-22-2010, 03:47 AM   #5
chaley
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Originally Posted by ManosHandsOfFate View Post
Will using the method in the FAQ preserve program preferences as well? When I look in my library folder the only non-book related files I see are metadata.db and metadata.opf.
No. You must also copy the contents of the preferences folder, which you can find by going to preferences -> advanced -> miscellaneous and pushing the 'open calibre configuration directory' button.

Note that if you are changing between operating systems (e.g., windows -> mac), preferences might not go over cleanly. I don't know if there are OS-dependent values in there.

To complete the picture: the metadata.db file contains: custom column definitions, saved searches, plugboards, user categories, column positions and alignments, and conversion options. These will move with the library, and do not require moving the preferences.
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