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cns1000 · 09-21-2020, 06:53 AM

Worked, only partially (I LOVE the Android file system !)

I decided it might not be a great idea to move files on the Android using Wndows Explorer; I have found it works well moving from computer to Android and vice versa, but maybe not so much between Android directories. So I decided on Total Commander. This worked ok; it looked like it would take about two hours to move the 3500 or so files, which is better than two weeks.

But the move stopped for no apparent reason and with no error message with 697 files left to transfer and 12648 in the target directory. Tried restarting, as well as restarting the Android; still no go.

Renamed the source directory though there were still files left in it and restarted CC, and it seems to see the new directory ok (maybe it remembers the folder reset operation I interrupted), but it has not updated itself to see the new files. Which I can see because it has not updated the file counts or tag counts in its database.

Tried moving the remaining files by using Windows Explorer and USB to first copy the source files and then copy back to the target directory. The copy worked ok but copy to the target will not; can see the directory and the 12548 files in it, but on trying to copy to it, I get a "device has stopped communicating" message. Calibre seems ok, though at the moment it is still updating its file list.

So maybe there is some directory size limit there that I have hit. Let me know if there are workarounds (have not had time yet to check the link you sent, but I will do so. Will be away for the next couple of days so I do not have more time to play with this now).

Questions:

what is the practical limit on number of books for CC ?

is there any way of getting it to recognize subdirectories, to avoid this problem with large directories ? Other than, which I suppose is an option, storing different formats in different folders ?

Suggestions would be much appreciated,

Thanks
Charles

09-21-2020, 06:53 AM	#8
cns1000 Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: None	Worked, only partially (I LOVE the Android file system !) I decided it might not be a great idea to move files on the Android using Wndows Explorer; I have found it works well moving from computer to Android and vice versa, but maybe not so much between Android directories. So I decided on Total Commander. This worked ok; it looked like it would take about two hours to move the 3500 or so files, which is better than two weeks. But the move stopped for no apparent reason and with no error message with 697 files left to transfer and 12648 in the target directory. Tried restarting, as well as restarting the Android; still no go. Renamed the source directory though there were still files left in it and restarted CC, and it seems to see the new directory ok (maybe it remembers the folder reset operation I interrupted), but it has not updated itself to see the new files. Which I can see because it has not updated the file counts or tag counts in its database. Tried moving the remaining files by using Windows Explorer and USB to first copy the source files and then copy back to the target directory. The copy worked ok but copy to the target will not; can see the directory and the 12548 files in it, but on trying to copy to it, I get a "device has stopped communicating" message. Calibre seems ok, though at the moment it is still updating its file list. So maybe there is some directory size limit there that I have hit. Let me know if there are workarounds (have not had time yet to check the link you sent, but I will do so. Will be away for the next couple of days so I do not have more time to play with this now). Questions: what is the practical limit on number of books for CC ? is there any way of getting it to recognize subdirectories, to avoid this problem with large directories ? Other than, which I suppose is an option, storing different formats in different folders ? Suggestions would be much appreciated, Thanks Charles