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Originally Posted by quinoche
I'm trying to change the names in the Calibre library
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Check the calibre FAQ. Pay special attention to the section titled
Why doesn’t calibre let me store books in my own directory structure?.
Please note the FAQ has a procedure for changing the author name display from FN LN to LN, FN. It's a bit of a pain but it's the only way to change that order without breaking calibre.
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When changing from FN LN to LN, FN, it is often the case
that the values in author_sort are already in LN, FN format.
If this is your case, then do the following:
Set the author_sort_copy_method tweak to copy as described above.
Restart calibre. Do not change any book metadata before doing the remaining steps.
Open the Manage authors dialog. Press the copy all author sort values to author button.
Check through the authors to be sure you are happy. You can still press Cancel to abandon the changes. Once you press OK, there is no undo.
Press OK, at which point calibre will change the authors in all your books. This can take a while.
As far as manually changing anything in the calibre library, treat the calibre library as a black box and do not go poking behind the curtain.