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Phssthpok · 02-14-2018, 06:21 AM

I have a Calibre server running on another machine, and I update it by copying books to it from my laptop every so often (all books that have changed since the previous update are copied to the server's auto-add directory). This is fine for new books, but for updated versions of existing books I want to replace the old versions with the new versions.

I have unchecked "Check for duplicates" in "Automatic adding"; under "Adding actions" I have checked "Auto-merge added books" and have selected "Overwrite existing duplicate formats". Unfortunately this doesn't do the trick, and I just end up with both old and new versions of the book on the server, with the same author and title as each other.

Is there any way to do what I want, and replace the old version with the new one?

02-14-2018, 06:21 AM	#1
Phssthpok Age improves with wine. Posts: 579 Karma: 95229 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra II	Is there a way to replace existing books when adding? I have a Calibre server running on another machine, and I update it by copying books to it from my laptop every so often (all books that have changed since the previous update are copied to the server's auto-add directory). This is fine for new books, but for updated versions of existing books I want to replace the old versions with the new versions. I have unchecked "Check for duplicates" in "Automatic adding"; under "Adding actions" I have checked "Auto-merge added books" and have selected "Overwrite existing duplicate formats". Unfortunately this doesn't do the trick, and I just end up with both old and new versions of the book on the server, with the same author and title as each other. Is there any way to do what I want, and replace the old version with the new one?