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Old 04-05-2015, 10:34 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by dbell01 View Post
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?
See BRs post:

For your method to work, you would have to have the precise file naming that Calibre used internally The only chance would be from a backup of THAT LIBRARY.

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