Thread: Glo Auto sync minor book changes Calibre to Glo
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Old 01-08-2015, 12:40 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by leftright View Post
The Sync Books feature in Calibre Companion is great, and it works well, that's what got me thinking about Calibre.

I'm wondering if Calibre has a way to mark and list all books whose contents differs when the reader is plugged in ?.

I currently use Beyond Compare to list "newer" or "content differs" of the same book. (I often edit books in sigil and calibre, it's OCD you see).
The problem is you would need to compare the contents of the books. As calibre updates the metadata in the books when they are sent, the timestamps and file size probably won't match what is in the library. Add that the KoboTouch driver can modify the stylesheets, the only way to see is if there is a real difference is to check the contents.

I think the reading list is the best option. When you make a small change (style or text, but not file structure or ToC), add the book to a reading list that can be automatically sent on the next connect. I do this all the time while fixing spelling errors ("discrete" vs "discreet" is my current "favourite") and style when reading books.

The last modified date in the calibre library could also work, but I think that will only be updated for metadata changes. I don't think it is changed if you edit the book.

For the differences, you probably should try the calibre difference viewer. I don't know if there is an easy way to start this to compare the versions in the library and on the device, but from memory, it can be started from the command line with the two files as input.
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