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Originally Posted by maximus83
I have a follow-up question on recommended practices for those who keep an original liberated source file of each ebook you buy.
Is there a good reason to keep the original and unchanged version of an ebook source file somewhere in a separate backed up source files folder outside of tools like Calibre, so there's no risk of ever deleting or messing up the original source file?
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I've read some folks keep a separate original copy just because over the years Calibre has improved how it handled certain things. So they keep the original in case they might want to reconvert from the original later on.
FYI - You could always have two (or more) Calibre libraries. Say "Converted" and "Original"...as an example. Therefore, all the copies are in the same place. I think your only "risk" in the Original library was if you sent one of those copies directly to your reader/tablet/phone, it's possible the metadata would be changed to match what shows in the library records.