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KevinH · 03-27-2021, 07:48 AM

Here is an interesting link on MR about these iTunes only "additions".

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=321523

And here is another one from 11 years ago that helps ...

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=13

So it appears these files are generated by iTunes as a cache of sorts. iTunes should properly read the epub opf and generate the plist and properly read the opf metadata to find the cover.

They are not epub spec and must be removed when editing the epub so that if the cover image is changed or metadata in general is changed, they will be properly recreated by iTunes and of course these extras are never needed anyplace else.

So if your cover goes away, that means either your opf metadata to identify the image is incorrect, or you somehow did not properly fully delete the older version of the epub when adding in your new edited version.

Either way, these need to be deleted when editing an epub since they are never updated by iTunes only created by iTunes when an epub is first added.

Just fix your opf metadata to properly identify the cover, make sure these non-spec files are truly gone from the edited epub, delete the original epub from iTunes completely before adding the edited version, and all should work just fine as iTunes will recreate these files properly when they are first added.

03-27-2021, 07:48 AM	#3
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,713 Karma: 5703586 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Here is an interesting link on MR about these iTunes only "additions". https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=321523 And here is another one from 11 years ago that helps ... https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=13 So it appears these files are generated by iTunes as a cache of sorts. iTunes should properly read the epub opf and generate the plist and properly read the opf metadata to find the cover. They are not epub spec and must be removed when editing the epub so that if the cover image is changed or metadata in general is changed, they will be properly recreated by iTunes and of course these extras are never needed anyplace else. So if your cover goes away, that means either your opf metadata to identify the image is incorrect, or you somehow did not properly fully delete the older version of the epub when adding in your new edited version. Either way, these need to be deleted when editing an epub since they are never updated by iTunes only created by iTunes when an epub is first added. Just fix your opf metadata to properly identify the cover, make sure these non-spec files are truly gone from the edited epub, delete the original epub from iTunes completely before adding the edited version, and all should work just fine as iTunes will recreate these files properly when they are first added. Last edited by KevinH; 03-27-2021 at 08:09 AM.