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Rellwood · 01-02-2016, 08:40 PM

I found a disk of books that I saved some time ago, as well as a large cache in an old recycle bin (older computer). I really want to add them to my library, but they are already in calibre ordered files including the .OPF and separate .jpegs. The ones on the disk have the APNX files as well as the .OPF, which makes me wonder how that happened since Calibre always skips over those files. They are not attached to a library with a database file. How can I import these books without losing those files?

Also..How would I go about reuniting a .opf file in a database with the missing books? I have a lot of libraries on Drop Box that the books have been removed from, but the .OPF files are still there. I found the books but have no idea how to get them to merge back into those file folders.

01-02-2016, 08:40 PM	#1
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,278 Karma: 1937891 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Paperwhite 2015 (2), PW 2024 (12 GEN), PW 2023 (11 GEN), Scribe (1st)	Importing old Files I found a disk of books that I saved some time ago, as well as a large cache in an old recycle bin (older computer). I really want to add them to my library, but they are already in calibre ordered files including the .OPF and separate .jpegs. The ones on the disk have the APNX files as well as the .OPF, which makes me wonder how that happened since Calibre always skips over those files. They are not attached to a library with a database file. How can I import these books without losing those files? Also..How would I go about reuniting a .opf file in a database with the missing books? I have a lot of libraries on Drop Box that the books have been removed from, but the .OPF files are still there. I found the books but have no idea how to get them to merge back into those file folders.