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sternbyname · 08-14-2018, 04:05 AM

Bug Report re Wireless Sync: If you delete a book in Calibre on the PC then import a different version, then when you wireless sync Calibre Companion it appears to update to the new book, ie the database seems to be changed, but in fact the epub is unchanged, ie if you open the book on your phone it is still the old version of the book. I've changed book versions a few times with out-of-copyright books, ie when I find a better version, and I simply don't know how many books in CC are in fact old epub versions now. I'm running the latest version of CC on a Samsung Galaxy S7, and the latest version of Calibre on a Windows 10 PC.
How to reproduce: Run 'Wireless Device/sync books' in Calibre Companion. Delete a book on the PC, eg Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Import a new version of it (eg Gutenberg or FeedBooks free versions), ie with the same title and author name. Run 'Wireless Device/sync books' in Calibre Companion again. It looks in CC like you have the new version of Great Expectations, but if you open the book to read it you will find it is the old version, ie the one that was deleted on the PC.

08-14-2018, 04:05 AM	#1
sternbyname Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: none	Bug Report re Wireless Sync Bug Report re Wireless Sync: If you delete a book in Calibre on the PC then import a different version, then when you wireless sync Calibre Companion it appears to update to the new book, ie the database seems to be changed, but in fact the epub is unchanged, ie if you open the book on your phone it is still the old version of the book. I've changed book versions a few times with out-of-copyright books, ie when I find a better version, and I simply don't know how many books in CC are in fact old epub versions now. I'm running the latest version of CC on a Samsung Galaxy S7, and the latest version of Calibre on a Windows 10 PC. How to reproduce: Run 'Wireless Device/sync books' in Calibre Companion. Delete a book on the PC, eg Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Import a new version of it (eg Gutenberg or FeedBooks free versions), ie with the same title and author name. Run 'Wireless Device/sync books' in Calibre Companion again. It looks in CC like you have the new version of Great Expectations, but if you open the book to read it you will find it is the old version, ie the one that was deleted on the PC.