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Old One · 07-12-2021, 07:55 AM

I had some books I had downloaded on my old computer but never really used the Calibre program. Recently I decided to use Calibre to convert books to read on my Kindle. Success.

Fast forward a week when I realized I did not have all my books. So I copied them from my old laptop to the new one and created a new folder, named old books, using Windows 10 under the Calibre Library folder. I imported the old books into Calibre using the Add Books button.

Now a lot of my books say, “no available format”. After searching the boards, I understand this happened because I created folders using my operating system; however, I cannot figure out how to fix this mess. Help please.

Do I save all those books, both old and new, on a removable drive then reimport them? Uninstall Calibre and start again? I am lost. TIA

07-12-2021, 07:55 AM	#1
Old One Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: Paperwhite 10th Generation	Help fixing my library mistake I had some books I had downloaded on my old computer but never really used the Calibre program. Recently I decided to use Calibre to convert books to read on my Kindle. Success. Fast forward a week when I realized I did not have all my books. So I copied them from my old laptop to the new one and created a new folder, named old books, using Windows 10 under the Calibre Library folder. I imported the old books into Calibre using the Add Books button. Now a lot of my books say, “no available format”. After searching the boards, I understand this happened because I created folders using my operating system; however, I cannot figure out how to fix this mess. Help please. Do I save all those books, both old and new, on a removable drive then reimport them? Uninstall Calibre and start again? I am lost. TIA