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Originally Posted by KrowNB
I've been saving my epubs and PDFs in directories under author names. When imported into calibre, that program creates its own copies of those files in its library. My question is, after importing into calibre and processing as required, is there any need or advantage in retaining the original files or are they just using valuable disk space?
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This has been a hot topic at times but your approach is a refreshing change from the usual, "calibre messed up my files so it's no good." Thanks for that.
Whether you want to keep your original books is up to you and also depends on how much disk space you have. Once calibre copies your originals to its own folder, it no longer needs them so you can safely delete them. However, you would be wise to maintain a backup copy (several, including one offsite, would be even better; this also applies to the rest of your computer) of calibre's folder. If you decide you want your books back in their original form, you can always use the Save to Disk feature to restore them.
Some people are uncomfortable with calibre using its own format to store files so they keep their originals. In my case, it was because I was trying calibre out and wanted to keep my originals in case I didn't like it. I have plenty of disk space so it was a harmless paranoia. I defintely like calibre now and I now just keep my originals mostly out of habit. If ever I start running out of disk space (I still have plenty), the originals are history.