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droopy · 11-16-2019, 10:56 PM

Can I get Calibre's conversion tool to use more just one CPU of my quad-core computer? In 5 minutes, it's still at 1%. My computer shows CPUs 1, 3 and 4, not being used much. So why not let Calibre use more of my laptop's brainpower to speed up the PDF-to-Epub conversion?

USing Calibre 4.3 on Linux Mint 19.2

11-16-2019, 10:56 PM	#1
droopy Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 2912460 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kobo Forma	Is there a way to force Calibre to use all 4 cores of my CPU when doing tasks? Can I get Calibre's conversion tool to use more just one CPU of my quad-core computer? In 5 minutes, it's still at 1%. My computer shows CPUs 1, 3 and 4, not being used much. So why not let Calibre use more of my laptop's brainpower to speed up the PDF-to-Epub conversion? USing Calibre 4.3 on Linux Mint 19.2