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sse11791 · 07-21-2012, 11:48 AM

I have a new hard drive. I had made a copy of my old Calibre Library by copying the entire Calbre directory to a dvd before I got rid of the old hard drive. I am not able to get my Calibre library back. How do I restore my Calibre library to my computer?

1. I copied the entire dvd to a new Calibre directory on the hard drive, and I established d:Caliber as the library location using the Welcome Wizard. Calibre was blank, completely empty. So I tried adding all of the book in the directory. As a result, my d:Calibre directory on the hard drive had duplicates of everything.

2. I then deleted the entire D:Calibre directory and restarted Calibre. I added all of the books from the DVD. The books got added, but none of the covers, and other metadata.

What I am trying for is to have my old Calibre back, with all of my old books showing, all of their covers and all of the metadata. It's an exact copy of the old Calibre directory. You would "THINK" it should come back as it was originally.

What am I doing wrong? What should I do instead.

Thank you for your help.

07-21-2012, 11:48 AM	#1
sse11791 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Acer Iconia 500 Tablet	Restore Library - Need Help I have a new hard drive. I had made a copy of my old Calibre Library by copying the entire Calbre directory to a dvd before I got rid of the old hard drive. I am not able to get my Calibre library back. How do I restore my Calibre library to my computer? 1. I copied the entire dvd to a new Calibre directory on the hard drive, and I established d:Caliber as the library location using the Welcome Wizard. Calibre was blank, completely empty. So I tried adding all of the book in the directory. As a result, my d:Calibre directory on the hard drive had duplicates of everything. 2. I then deleted the entire D:Calibre directory and restarted Calibre. I added all of the books from the DVD. The books got added, but none of the covers, and other metadata. What I am trying for is to have my old Calibre back, with all of my old books showing, all of their covers and all of the metadata. It's an exact copy of the old Calibre directory. You would "THINK" it should come back as it was originally. What am I doing wrong? What should I do instead. Thank you for your help.