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Old 09-14-2018, 02:58 AM   #547
davidfor
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Originally Posted by TGSET View Post
On my Kobo I store fetched annotations in comments and want to change that behavior. Under customize the "custom column wizard" asked me if I want to move the existing annotations to the new column. Fabulous! but the task threw an error (which of course I didn't copy).
Had you restarted calibre after creating the new column? That's the simplest reason for an error. Another is if the annotations in the comments field had been broken in some form. If it happens again, seeing the details will help.
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The column was created but no notes appeared. I've tried several times since with various column names but it never asks if I want existing notes moved, nor has it had further errors.

It appears I can create and likely populate a new column with new notes but I'm unsure it will move existing notes as well since it no longer asks permission. I fear completing the new column add and having notes in two places. It appears to work but I'd like to be absolutely sure ALL notes will be in only one place. Any guidance or suggestions?
From memory, if there are no annotations in the column, then it doesn't offer to move them. What you can do is change the annotations back to the comment column. That should work without any actual data changes. Then you can change it to the new column. And hopefully it will work without error. If there is an error, grab it and post it.

But, before doing that, do a backup of your calibre library. Simply copying the library directory will be enough. You can also, take a copy of the database. This is the file "metadata.db" inside your library. Take a copy of this, do the experiment and if it fails, restore it immediately.
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