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Originally Posted by pleiadesc
Here is an idea, Author to Folder Label for folder management, this plugin will switch Author and a custom column Folder Label and can also reverse it back
Example
Author: John Schember
Folder Label: calibre-books
When you run the plugin, it would switch them like this
Author: calibre-books
Folder Label: John Schember
in the calibre database folder you will have folder calibre-books instead of the author name. its one solution for those who like to use windows file explorer to view their books.
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Originally Posted by pleiadesc
Hi DNSB,
Thank you for your opinion. I'm aware of calibre's folder structure, the plugin does not challenge the current folder structure rather it adapts to its constraints. I agree that this plugin is not for everybody but for those who like to use file explorers to view their books. The example shows you group books by genre, and you preserve the author's name by using the plugin. and of course its not for everybody.
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A plugin as suggested would entail moving every file of every book into a new set of author and book folders whenever it was used. Whilst the moves would be done via the creation and destruction of hardlinks it would still be slow and fraught with danger if anything should go awry. You'd probably want to make sure you did a library backup before using it.
Have you tried flattening the calibre library folder via the File Explorer Library (FEL) feature. You may have to enable it. A FEL does not change the existing folder structure, it presents a different view of the same data. A FEL is nowhere near as flexible as a calibre library, but it does have its uses. And, they are 'set and forget', so once a FEL is defined all adds, changes and deletes to the underlying real folders are immediately reflected.
I have a couple FELs that include my calibre libraries, and I've not noticed any effect on calibre performance.
Some File Explorer replacements have Virtual Folders, e.g. FileBoss and Directory Opus - that's as much as I know about them
BR