Thread: How do I replace my Library?
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Old 07-29-2013, 07:40 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by wcott View Post
OK...I've somehow lost all my books (1000+) from Calibre - but I've all got those books in a "Calibre Library" file on my iMac.
My question is - how do I transfer all those books from my "Calibre Library" file into Calibre itself? Surely to god there's gotta be a way to take all 1000 book records and they'll end up on the Calibre page.
Should I take those books out of that file...put them in another file, and try loading them that way?
If that folder has a metadata.db.

Just point calibre at the folder: Right-click the Library Icon: Create/switch: Use existing: (browse to it)
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