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Gosh! That doesn't sound nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
Let me just make sure that I actually understand what you are saying.
1. Back up my new library, and the old one if I choose move instead of copy in step 4 below.
2. I start by hitting the library button. I select "Switch/create library, and type the path for my old library in the box, with the radio button set at "Use the previously existing library at the new location", then hit OK. This should take me to my old library.
There are no other decisions to make up to this point.
3. Then I hit the library button again, but this time choose "Library Maintenance" from the pull-down menue, and then "Restore database" from the library maintenance sub-menu. This should rebuild my old library database, in my old library folder, as much as it can be reconstructed.
4. Once the database has been rebuilt, select all the books. Right-click on the selection, choose "Copy to library", then the sub-menu item "Choose library by path". Then I type in the path to my current library, and choose copy or move. The result should be that all the books from my old library that Calibre can find will be copied to my new library, producing extra copies of any duplicates.
There are no other decisions to make up to this point.
5. Then I run FindDuplicates (which I already have installed). Then I'm done!
Do you see any egregious errors in these steps? Have I correctly captured your advice?
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