Thanks for replying, theducks! Love your byline... I used to be really good at brainstorming but age, chemo, and meds have left me rather brainless.
Makes life even
more interesting!
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Originally Posted by theducks
{id} is the number part
{title} is the  Title
You can use them in templates without creating a Custom Column |
I'll have to go research templates (again) and see if I can figure this out and where your {id} and {title} go.
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Originally Posted by theducks
the ID Nimber also shows in Both the Comments AND the details (Tap 'I') window
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Tap 'I'??? Where and would this be the same on my iMac?
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Originally Posted by BetterRed
I assume you're using the Find Duplicates plugin, it looks at the values in in the calibre library database not the library folder names.
Calibre uses the file system as backing (secondary) storage for it's library database. The folder & file names in a calibre library are 'arbitrary', which approximate to what's in the database (which is what you see in the book list etc) - it is better by far to ignore the author and book folders.
If you change an author or title the library folder and file names will change, in some circumstances including the book number.
BTW in Nether Scroll (5712) you have files that shouldn't be there, see attachment.
BR
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And thank you BetterRed for your always-helpful input.
Yes, using the Find Duplicates plugin--worked too well.
I have those extra .jpg files in the majority of my books. I didn't put them there so figured Calibre did when I picked a larger pixel cover. I don't know what they're for so hesitate to delete them. After messing up my attempts to import/copy my 7K books library from old PC to new iMac and inadvertently deleting my perfected library, I'm at a point where I'm afraid to delete
anything!
I'm in shock! My wimpy attempt at the custom column for folder (at the top of the PDF I attached) WORKED!!! It was there when I started Calibre this AM. Not only do I have the exact info I wanted in its own column, but it shows up in each book's information (comments?)!
Ahhh, with a little help from my friends! Karma to you both!