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stumped · 06-09-2020, 05:36 AM

the trouble with export import is when it does nto work 100% then its a black box which cannot easily be troubleshooted. its output was a collection of spanned zip files - not easy to see inside of those.
the DIY route is to (windows) copy two folders.
1. the calibre library folder which has all the books and the metadata.
2. the calibre folder in ...app data / roaming which has all the plugins and preferences
I have several times gone this route for new PCs, you simply place those folders onto the new PC using the same file paths , install calibre - it finds them... job done. all plugins will work, just like before
this also has the advantage that the folders you copied in part 1 pf the process are usable backups. You can retrieve books etc directly from those if you ever need to.

06-09-2020, 05:36 AM	#8
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	the trouble with export import is when it does nto work 100% then its a black box which cannot easily be troubleshooted. its output was a collection of spanned zip files - not easy to see inside of those. the DIY route is to (windows) copy two folders. 1. the calibre library folder which has all the books and the metadata. 2. the calibre folder in ...app data / roaming which has all the plugins and preferences I have several times gone this route for new PCs, you simply place those folders onto the new PC using the same file paths , install calibre - it finds them... job done. all plugins will work, just like before this also has the advantage that the folders you copied in part 1 pf the process are usable backups. You can retrieve books etc directly from those if you ever need to. Last edited by stumped; 06-09-2020 at 05:38 AM.