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Originally Posted by dbell01
thanks itimpi. that's a good idea. so, is it safe to copy files directly into the calibre library folders if calibre thinks they should be there? or is it better to remove the (nonexistant) book(s) then re-add the books via the calibre software? just trying to understand how sensitive the data base is to outside interference. does it care who put a file in there if the file has the right name and is in the right folder location?
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dbell01 - the 'rules' are - don't do any of the following with a file manager, or at the command line
- add any folders or files to a calibre library,
- rename any folders or files in a calibre library,
- delete any folders or files in a calibre
Everything can be done via the calibre GUI
You can add books via the Add Books drop down options, you can also add a book by dropping a file into the book list, you can add/replace a format in an existing book by drag/dropping the file into the Book Details panel.
In Windows if you put a shortcut to calibre.exe in your Send To folder, you can 'send' a file to calibre and it will add a book (I use this one a lot)
The folder and file names are
derived from the Author Name and Book Title. Diacritics are dropped, characters like ':' and '*' will be changed to '_', and file names will be shortened to get a path length within the Windows limitations.
BR