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theducks · 02-07-2023, 08:13 PM

Partitioning is usually when there is a lot of Values in a column:
Like Authors that last names begin with M (I have 264. Q has 6)
Excepted just means Don't do it for this field

IMHO Partitioning Languages? how many? Would what you have make the list of those LONG? I know many members are poly lingual, but I would be surprised if their Library had 10

Polish only works on books that have (computer readable)metadata embedded. That is what the message is trying to say.

What you see is SAVED METADATA (in the old days, that would be the Card Catalog). Every line is linked to a (set) of formats for A BOOK. Some people do NOT want to embed as that leave the original, as published. Your choice.

The Folder name (that contains metadata.db and all the folders is the Library name. All you need to do is re-link the new name (if you did not use Move. Move could be a simple Rename, with the files not actually being rewritten.)

Don't over think this. You can change partitioning without a major upset. It is a Presentation setting.
IMHO do worry a bit about planning custom metadata, tags. Those are a lot of work to go back and redo.

02-07-2023, 08:13 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,109 Karma: 60406498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Partitioning is usually when there is a lot of Values in a column: Like Authors that last names begin with M (I have 264. Q has 6) Excepted just means Don't do it for this field IMHO Partitioning Languages? how many? Would what you have make the list of those LONG? I know many members are poly lingual, but I would be surprised if their Library had 10 Polish only works on books that have (computer readable)metadata embedded. That is what the message is trying to say. What you see is SAVED METADATA (in the old days, that would be the Card Catalog). Every line is linked to a (set) of formats for A BOOK. Some people do NOT want to embed as that leave the original, as published. Your choice. The Folder name (that contains metadata.db and all the folders is the Library name. All you need to do is re-link the new name (if you did not use Move. Move could be a simple Rename, with the files not actually being rewritten.) Don't over think this. You can change partitioning without a major upset. It is a Presentation setting. IMHO do worry a bit about planning custom metadata, tags. Those are a lot of work to go back and redo.