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Originally Posted by jscarpa14
Third I have my options set to save Meta Data in the file rather than as a separate file, however it continues to make a Meta Data File and when I open a mobi or epub file I've only edited the meta data in with Calibre none of the changes I made are present outside of the calibre program. I've taken to using additional applications to edit meta data and the only one I've found for mobi files doesn't offer options like series information. Why isn't it changing anywhere except in Callibre?
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The per-book metadata files (metadata.opf) are created by Calibre as backup in case your Calibre library database (metadata.db) becomes corrupt. In this unhappy circumstance Calibre is able to recreate your whole library from its component parts. As such these .opf files are a Good Thing, whatever you do don't delete them
If you make changes to a book's metadata the changes should be saved immediately in its .opf file. However, the changed metadata will only be inserted into the book itself as part of a Save-to-Disk or a Send-to-Device action.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by 'I have my options set to save Meta Data in the file rather than as a separate file'. Which option is this?
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Originally Posted by jscarpa14
Fourth I have my save to disk set to author-series-series index- title but it continues to import the books and resave them as title-author. I'd like for the file names to be Author name last then first, series information, series number then title but no matter how much I fiddle it doesn't seem to want to listen to me.
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Are you confusing importing and exporting here? The Save-to-Disk template is used when you export books OUT of Calibre. When you import a book INTO Calibre you have no control over the filename Calibre chooses to use within the library.