Thread: Save changed metadata to the file in the library
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Old 02-13-2012, 02:40 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by BerndSch View Post
Ok, reconverting the PDF isn't an option, because the PDF is useless after the conversion. I don't want to convert the whole PDF, just add the metadata.

So I saved all my pdfs to disk, deleted the original PDF from the library and reimported it.

Really painful procedure!
I really don't know why it's not possible to add a "save metadata to library file" option, espacially when so much people are asking for such an option
Not all formats have writable metadata.
Patches are always welcome.
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