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phossler · 12-02-2020, 09:45 PM

Question to the more experienced members --

Could the OP

1. Copy the entire main folder (..\CALIBRE') to ..\CALIBRE_A-F\ using the O/S

2. Delete all folders in ..\CALIBRE_A-F\ with authors G through Z using the O/S

3. Switch/Create Library and point it at ..\CALIBRE_A-F\ using Calibre

4. Library Maintenance/Check Library and then delete the 'missing' books since that library's metadata.db (copy of original) has the entry but the book is not in the ..\CALIBRE_A-F\ folder

5. Repeat for next chunk of authors

Upside is that if it goes all wahoonie-shaped, the original is still there

Downside is have to make the correct 'sub-library' the active one

12-02-2020, 09:45 PM	#7
phossler Wizard Posts: 1,087 Karma: 447222 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Valley Forge, PA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Question to the more experienced members -- Could the OP 1. Copy the entire main folder (..\CALIBRE') to ..\CALIBRE_A-F\ using the O/S 2. Delete all folders in ..\CALIBRE_A-F\ with authors G through Z using the O/S 3. Switch/Create Library and point it at ..\CALIBRE_A-F\ using Calibre 4. Library Maintenance/Check Library and then delete the 'missing' books since that library's metadata.db (copy of original) has the entry but the book is not in the ..\CALIBRE_A-F\ folder 5. Repeat for next chunk of authors Upside is that if it goes all wahoonie-shaped, the original is still there Downside is have to make the correct 'sub-library' the active one Last edited by phossler; 12-02-2020 at 09:47 PM.