Thread: any way to prevent calibre from making a copy of the book when added to its library?
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Old 12-16-2011, 10:55 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by theducks View Post
Wrong thinking.
With the single library structure, in case the big OOPS happens, Calibre has a single branch to rescan and recreate the metadata (backup for each book is stored in with the books.
Your way = total loss, instead of letting Calibre grind away on the branch for 10 or so minutes.
Smart people pick the Calibre way.
well i just meant that it could be an option in settings to turn on and off the feature but sense it seems impossible guess i have to leave it as is
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