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mlb77 · 03-08-2012, 10:47 PM

hello,

i have been using calibre on my old computer (xp pro) for a while and love its flexibility. i have about 500 books and have edited the metadata on most of them, e.g. instead of 'title' i have 'series - number is series - title'. i recently got a new computer (win 7) and did the following:

1. copied the whole folder from the old pc (incl. metadata.db)
2. pasted to new pc
3. installed, and pointed calibre to the copied folder on the new pc

my books are all showing. but non of my customized metadata is! just in case, i copied again only the metadata from the old to the new - no change.
i would really, reeeeaaaally like to avoid having to re-enter again custom metadata for almost 500 books...

any suggestions?

thanks!

03-08-2012, 10:47 PM	#1
mlb77 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: kindle	personalized metadata not showing in new computer hello, i have been using calibre on my old computer (xp pro) for a while and love its flexibility. i have about 500 books and have edited the metadata on most of them, e.g. instead of 'title' i have 'series - number is series - title'. i recently got a new computer (win 7) and did the following: 1. copied the whole folder from the old pc (incl. metadata.db) 2. pasted to new pc 3. installed, and pointed calibre to the copied folder on the new pc my books are all showing. but non of my customized metadata is! just in case, i copied again only the metadata from the old to the new - no change. i would really, reeeeaaaally like to avoid having to re-enter again custom metadata for almost 500 books... any suggestions? thanks!