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Originally Posted by icallaci
When a book has typos, I copy the file from its folder, fix the typos, then use Edit Metadata in Calibre to replace the old version with the new version...
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I suspect that approach is always fraught with the possibility of problems.
My approach is that I have a Library called Temporary and copy the book to be worked on into that (using the Calibre "Copy to Library" command) then open it (with the "Open With" plugin) with the editing tool one favours (in my case normally Sigil). I also use that library for conversions or for tidying new books up, if required, before adding them to my "permanent" libraries.
When editing is finished and the epub, in my case, is verified I just delete the old copy in the library it originally came from and copy the edited one back using Calibre's "Copy to Library, delete after copy" command.
That keeps everything inside Calibre, so the fact that the filename may get truncated differently when returned to the library is of no consequence (nor in my case, of any interest).
On the odd occasion that I may edit a book file taken directly from the library folders themselves I return it direct to the folder myself with the filename unchanged, not by returning it via Calibre. To copy a file from the library folders oneself, and then return it to the library with Calibre is something that I would always suspect to have the potential for problems unless you delete the original copy from the library before adding back the new.
In the end, even though I am quite at home working with files directly, it is much quicker for me to do it all within Calibre and doing so presents little opportunity for error.