Thread: New Computer & Calibre
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Old 08-09-2012, 08:32 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by kapierce65 View Post
Here sometime in the future I will be getting a new laptop. I currently have about 8,000 books stored in my Calibre library. I also have them stored on a USB memory stick. Will I have to re-download Calibre on the new computer and re-add them one by one or is there a way Calibre can detect them on my memory stick?
Just Install Calibre as normal:
1a) When asked about the Library Location, point it to the folder on the Memory Stick
or
1b) Make a New Location (on the hard drive), then Quit. Now copy the entire (USB stick)Library folder CONTENTS, into the new Library folder: replacing Metadata.db

IMHO 1b has great a speed (performance) advantage over 1a
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