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Beanxx · 10-14-2019, 01:40 PM

Hi Folks!
I have a largish Calibre library -- about 8,000 volumes -- of which I have downloaded maybe six or seven hundred to my phone. My Calibre library is on an external SD card under Android 6.0.1.

I am now switching from my current phone, the Lenovo Phab Pro, to a new Samsung Galaxy A50, with Android 9 (Pie). Is there any way I can do this without having to individually download all those books again? Can I just move the SD card, and somehow tell CC on the new phone where my library is? Or can I copy the downloaded books into the new Calibre Companion local library? And if so, should I sideload the CC database as well?

Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance, --Andrew

10-14-2019, 01:40 PM	#1
Beanxx Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2015 Device: PC & Android apps	Migrating local books to a new phone Hi Folks! I have a largish Calibre library -- about 8,000 volumes -- of which I have downloaded maybe six or seven hundred to my phone. My Calibre library is on an external SD card under Android 6.0.1. I am now switching from my current phone, the Lenovo Phab Pro, to a new Samsung Galaxy A50, with Android 9 (Pie). Is there any way I can do this without having to individually download all those books again? Can I just move the SD card, and somehow tell CC on the new phone where my library is? Or can I copy the downloaded books into the new Calibre Companion local library? And if so, should I sideload the CC database as well? Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, --Andrew