Thread: personalized metadata not showing in new computer
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Old 03-08-2012, 11:01 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by mlb77 View Post
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!
It sounds like you copied the Library correctly
metadata.db contains the metadata you should see.


Were these in custom columns?
Custom Display coloring?
Save Templates?
Are the details just not showing in the Details pane, but show if you try and edit (via the edit form)?
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