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chaley · 08-29-2015, 06:29 AM

@Rosy: if you change how authors are displayed in calibre to LN, FN then the folders will also change to that order.

The Quality Check plugin can do the change for you. However, it does it by guessing what is a last name and can easily get it wrong.

You can do the job manually with total control using the Manage Authors dialog (right-click on Authors in the tag browser, choose Manage Authors). What I would do is use the Manage Authors "Copy author sort to author" button to change all the authors, then go down the list fixing any that it got wrong.

Once you make this change you will likely need to fix any new author you add to your library.

08-29-2015, 06:29 AM	#4
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,465 Karma: 8025600 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	@Rosy: if you change how authors are displayed in calibre to LN, FN then the folders will also change to that order. The Quality Check plugin can do the change for you. However, it does it by guessing what is a last name and can easily get it wrong. You can do the job manually with total control using the Manage Authors dialog (right-click on Authors in the tag browser, choose Manage Authors). What I would do is use the Manage Authors "Copy author sort to author" button to change all the authors, then go down the list fixing any that it got wrong. Once you make this change you will likely need to fix any new author you add to your library.