[dbell01]

Hello. i just joined your forum this morning. i've been using calibre for several years just to convert various book formats to kindle format. i kept my complete booklist elsewhere so didn't care what happened within calibre. i've never worked with a database app before and and think in terms of file/folder structure.

anyway. my library has grown so much that i really need the library management of calibre. i'm now trying to teach myself how to do so via calibre's manual and this forum. i'll continue to do my best on my own, but would really appreciate a few bits of help so my future efforts move in the right direction (instead of increasing the mess).

1. i only have a netbook (very limited storage space). i want duplicates truly gone--not just shown once via the calibre software (regardless of what is actually on my hard drive). i've tested merge and remove. remove did put the duplicate folder in recycle, but, in both cases, the duplicate folder still shows in my calibre folder (with it's identifier number now the same as the folder i want to keep). what should i use to get files and folders truly gone from my hard disk? i'm itching to go into the calibre library folder and just delete them -- but have learned that is a big no no in a database. besides the disk space problem, i just don't like seeing the duplication. i often take quick looks at what i have by viewing the contents of the calibre library folder via windows explorer. i want things tidy!!

2. there seem to be a few book folders in my calibre library that i don't think i added myself. the folders don't contain a book--just the metadata (and maybe the cover). at one time, i did a bulk update of metadata/covers for the entire library. could this have added these additional folders?

sorry i'm so wordy. any help is appreciated. and i thank you all for the information you've posted on the forum. i just installed the file duplicates plug-in i learned about here, and hope it will prove helpful soon.

di