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Grenpa - firstly you should download the latest calibre from here ==>>
Download calibre.
Here's what you need to do to move the library folder(s) ==>>
How do I move my calibre library from one computer to another?
What that doesn't address is the "calibre configuration" data which is where preferences and customisations are stored. This is covered in the third paragraph of this ==>>
How do I backup calibre?.
I've migrated several calibre configurations from older versions of Windows to Windows 8.0 and 8.1. The procedure I use is
roughly as follows:
- copy library folder(s) and configuration folder to a usb device - I use a 64GB thumb drive,
- download and install latest calibre - make sure it works with the default library
- close calibre and backup the existing config folder (usually at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\calibre).
- remove everything from the configuration folder
- copy everything from the configuration folder I have on the thumb drive into the now empty configuration folder on the new machine.
- start calibre and make sure it 'hangs together' with the default library
- close calibre and copy the libraries from the thumb drive to wherever 'they were' or somewhere else
- start calibre and use the Library->Switch/create library to 'register' the library folder(s) I just copied from the thumb drive.
The last step can be a 'bit tricky' if you don't/can't restore the library folder(s) to the exact same location(s) as they were on the old machine - including drive letters.
BR