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Old 08-08-2016, 05:06 PM   #12
BetterRed
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
The export/import feature, exports (saves) the selected library folders (in their entirety) and the configuration folder (global preferences, plugins etc) in a form that they can be imported (restored) to different locations on the new machine.
The export will write ALL the data to a file named something like "part-0001.calibre-data", in the designated device/location and the import will read ALL the data from the "part-0001.calibre_data" file on the designated device/location and write it to the locations you nominate.

Given you're so obviously nervous about this, why don't you try it on a small library - nothing is changed on the old machine.

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