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rboatright · 08-06-2016, 10:36 PM

I have unfortunately created many duplicates in my calibre library. No problem, find duplicates works well.

BUT one set of these have excellent, well cleaned and specified metadata, and the other set don't. So, when I hit "m" and merge the two book records, I want the metadata to be merged.

Instead, what's happening is that whichever copy is the upper one of the pair in the list, is being designated as the "first" and so all the metadata in the second is being dropped. The meta data is NOT being merged, and I can't find a setting that allows it to be.

And, I can't figure out how to have the SECOND book in the list be the "first" selected, so I'm losing the well curated metadata.

I'm quite sure there's something I'm doing wrong, or a setting I've missed.

Help?

08-06-2016, 10:36 PM	#1
rboatright Member Posts: 19 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kobo Mini	Merge books, how to select FIRST book or MERGE metadata? I have unfortunately created many duplicates in my calibre library. No problem, find duplicates works well. BUT one set of these have excellent, well cleaned and specified metadata, and the other set don't. So, when I hit "m" and merge the two book records, I want the metadata to be merged. Instead, what's happening is that whichever copy is the upper one of the pair in the list, is being designated as the "first" and so all the metadata in the second is being dropped. The meta data is NOT being merged, and I can't find a setting that allows it to be. And, I can't figure out how to have the SECOND book in the list be the "first" selected, so I'm losing the well curated metadata. I'm quite sure there's something I'm doing wrong, or a setting I've missed. Help?