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Originally Posted by JasonEH76
Well while I did ramble a bit and asked a couple other questions the first and main one was about syncing calibre to my phone using CC. I guess I wasn't clear. CC. I mean I quoted from the faq an issue it said I'd have but never mind I'll figure it out on my own. Sorry to have bothered you.
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Sorry to have offended you, but in fact you asked about using an external drive with calibre. You never once mentioned CC.
Are you asking if you can disconnect the external disk containing your calibre library from your notebook then connect that disk to CC? The answer is almost certainly "no" for reasons I won't go into here.
Are you asking what is the best method to copy books from calibre to CC? The answer is "it depends". CC has three methods to connect to a calibre library:
- The Wireless Device connection. This connects to a running version of calibre somewhere on the local network. You use calibre to push books to the device. This connection type is the best for syncing book metadata.
- The Content Server connection. This allows you to pull books from a calibre web server running somewhere on the internet. This connection type is best if want to "pull" books and if you have a 24/7 calibre web server somewhere.
- The Cloud Connection. This allows you to fetch books from a calibre library stored on a cloud provider like Dropbox. It also permits you to fetch books from a calibre library stored on an SD card. This connection type is best if you want 24/7 access and have your library in the cloud, or if you have copied your library to an SD card and inserted that card into your device.
Guessing from what you said in your first post, I suspect that the wireless device connection would be the best solution. It is built into calibre. It is (usually) easy to set up. After you connect as a wireless device your "shelf" custom column is available in CC. You can sort and group in that field.
Or are you asking something else?