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Nomadiana · 11-09-2019, 10:59 PM

Hiya,
I've got about 400 books in Calibre on my old netbook, but cannot seem to export the library in order to get them into my new computer. I followed the export instructions, and was trying to save them to a thumb drive so I could then plug that into my new laptop to import there. Well, I tried on two different thumb drives, but the export timed out and failed on both because "not enough space." There was close to 3 gb available on the second drive - how many do I need for 400 books? I deleted what I could, but I have a feeling I still won't have enough room (one thumb drive is only 1GB, the other is 4GB).

More questions:
Can I choose to export only part of the library a little at a time, and do it that way?

OR can I zip the containing folder down and create a .zip archive to do this?

OR, will I have to buy a new gigantic thumb drive?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

11-09-2019, 10:59 PM	#1
Nomadiana Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: nook (old)	New computer, cannot export from old - please help! Hiya, I've got about 400 books in Calibre on my old netbook, but cannot seem to export the library in order to get them into my new computer. I followed the export instructions, and was trying to save them to a thumb drive so I could then plug that into my new laptop to import there. Well, I tried on two different thumb drives, but the export timed out and failed on both because "not enough space." There was close to 3 gb available on the second drive - how many do I need for 400 books? I deleted what I could, but I have a feeling I still won't have enough room (one thumb drive is only 1GB, the other is 4GB). More questions: Can I choose to export only part of the library a little at a time, and do it that way? OR can I zip the containing folder down and create a .zip archive to do this? OR, will I have to buy a new gigantic thumb drive? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!