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MarjaE · 02-09-2019, 07:08 PM

Hi,

I've run into a problem when importing books into Calibre.

Sometimes it detects accurate metadata, and it's easy to keep track of which book is which.

More often it detects inaccurate metadata.

Most often it detects *no* metadata, and I get a string of "Unknown" by "Unknown" and have to figure out which books are which.

I could switch preferences > import > read metadata from file contents off. But when the files do contain accurate metadata, that means retyping that metadata.

Is there some way to import from file contents, if available, and import the file name to "title," if not?

or "full title"?

If it helps, I have 2 title columns. I usually copy the original title to "full title" and sometimes add a shorter title to "title" to avoid export issues. I would be happy to import metadata as usual and import the file name to "full title".

02-09-2019, 07:08 PM	#1
MarjaE Guru Posts: 942 Karma: 53902736 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: multiple	Importing Books-- often Unknown by Unknown Hi, I've run into a problem when importing books into Calibre. Sometimes it detects accurate metadata, and it's easy to keep track of which book is which. More often it detects inaccurate metadata. Most often it detects no metadata, and I get a string of "Unknown" by "Unknown" and have to figure out which books are which. I could switch preferences > import > read metadata from file contents off. But when the files do contain accurate metadata, that means retyping that metadata. Is there some way to import from file contents, if available, and import the file name to "title," if not? or "full title"? If it helps, I have 2 title columns. I usually copy the original title to "full title" and sometimes add a shorter title to "title" to avoid export issues. I would be happy to import metadata as usual and import the file name to "full title".