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bazookajoe · 03-12-2022, 09:14 AM

Hi,

Normally I use the default CC template when ticking the filename option that's best for Moon+ Reader to allow easy cross-device syncing. I think it's just {title} - {authors}. Until now that has been fine and dandy as I have modern Android devices with exFAT microSDs and cross-sync is perfect.

Enter Onyx Leaf to ruin my life. That overpriced hunk of junk forces FAT32 on OTG storage (it only has OTG, no internal slot). Using my current template, I can only fit about 9100 files in root (or in a directory). I have written an extensive post on Reddit in the Onyx forum to demonstrate the depths of my experiments (TL;DR. it's not me, or my cards, it's FAT32 and long filenames. It's fundamentally a terrible choice for a late 2021 device).

So today I've had the idea, what if I make a different template? I don't know what to try though. I have a large library - about 10.5K so I need to keep a mind on disambiguation (i.e. title alone might not be enough), plus still make sure it will sync fine with Moon+ Reader still across my many devices as I still frequently use Android itself too BUT be as short as it can be while still fulfilling the first two criteria there so I can actually use an outdated FAT32 card to some point in future when it will cut out but at least a shorter filename will allow me to put my full library on and add new for awhile

I've seen "ID" as one of the template options...will that be any good for Moon+? That would seem to be the shortest w/disambiguation too (in my head) but I'm suspicious if Moon+ will like that. It's be great to not have to find this out the hard way and redo all my devices lol.

Would love any help. Thanks.

03-12-2022, 09:14 AM	#1
bazookajoe Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 84358 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Onyx Leaf, excessive amount of Android devices	Best Moon+ CC Filename Template to Keep It Short, Cross-Sync & Disambiguate Hi, Normally I use the default CC template when ticking the filename option that's best for Moon+ Reader to allow easy cross-device syncing. I think it's just {title} - {authors}. Until now that has been fine and dandy as I have modern Android devices with exFAT microSDs and cross-sync is perfect. Enter Onyx Leaf to ruin my life. That overpriced hunk of junk forces FAT32 on OTG storage (it only has OTG, no internal slot). Using my current template, I can only fit about 9100 files in root (or in a directory). I have written an extensive post on Reddit in the Onyx forum to demonstrate the depths of my experiments (TL;DR. it's not me, or my cards, it's FAT32 and long filenames. It's fundamentally a terrible choice for a late 2021 device). So today I've had the idea, what if I make a different template? I don't know what to try though. I have a large library - about 10.5K so I need to keep a mind on disambiguation (i.e. title alone might not be enough), plus still make sure it will sync fine with Moon+ Reader still across my many devices as I still frequently use Android itself too BUT be as short as it can be while still fulfilling the first two criteria there so I can actually use an outdated FAT32 card to some point in future when it will cut out but at least a shorter filename will allow me to put my full library on and add new for awhile I've seen "ID" as one of the template options...will that be any good for Moon+? That would seem to be the shortest w/disambiguation too (in my head) but I'm suspicious if Moon+ will like that. It's be great to not have to find this out the hard way and redo all my devices lol. Would love any help. Thanks.