DoctorOhh is right. When you first install calibre, it will create and open a blank library. You must manually switch to your old library, and afterward, calibre will default to opening the last used library. Switch to the location of the Calibre Library folder on your external hard drive or wherever it is now located, and use that folder as your library.
On the calibre manual, at:
http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....ter-to-another
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How do I move my calibre library from one computer to another?
Simply copy the calibre library folder from the old to the new computer. You can find out what the library folder is by clicking the calibre icon in the toolbar. The very first item is the path to the library folder. Now on the new computer, start calibre for the first time. It will run the Welcome Wizard asking you for the location of the calibre library. Point it to the previously copied folder. If the computer you are transferring to already has a calibre installation, then the Welcome wizard wont run. In that case, right-click the calibre icon in the tooolbar and point it to the newly copied directory. You will now have two calibre libraries on your computer and you can switch between them by clicking the calibre icon on the toolbar. Transferring your library in this manner preserver all your metadata, tags, custom columns, etc.
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