Thread: Author's name showing as "unknown" when books load
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Old 09-17-2014, 07:13 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
@crich70, the Quick Preferences plug in wont fix your problem, but it might help you avoid it having it the future. If its a few books you could:
  • change the author name in metadata edit (single) from "Unknown" to "Felicia Gangtree";
  • select a format in the Formats box and click the Blue 'i', that will extract the metadata from the book and update the database;
  • press F2 on the author name in the Book list and enter "Felicia Gangtree" there.
If its a lot of books and one of the two basic methods - extract from metadata or from file name is viable - then delete the books and add them again with the appropriate setting in add books.

For me at least Quick Preferences is an aide-memoire. It doesn't change anything, it is more of an error preventer. I have it set up use various patterns, before I add any books I can take a glance at what pattern is currently selected (books, journals, articles, media) and if its not the one I want then I can swap to the one I do want in an instant.

BR
It is several 100. It was over 1000 but I managed to get some sorted out so now it's 698.
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