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annekaelber · 07-19-2023, 08:42 PM

Hello, everybody!

I have two libraries - my book library and my knit/crochet pattern library. I had to do a Windows recovery/reset/whatever it's called yesterday, so Calibre doesn't 'know' about the second library yet. But, when I click on the "Switch/Create Library" I don't see an option that feels "safe" to me. With many many hours in curating both libraries, I'm a little terrified of effing up. I obviously must have succeeded when I created the second library... so what am I mis-reading?

Below the location bar, I see 3 options:
Use the previously exiting library at the new location
Create an empty library at the new location (option: copy structure from the current library)
Move the current library to a new location.

I just need to tell Calibre - hey, this library exists, too. Both libraries are in the same folder, if that helps. I couldn't find anything on keeping multiple libraries (note: NOT virtual libraries here) in the manual. As I said in another post today -- I'm probably just not seeing it (dialogue fatigue? Is that a thing? lol)

As soon as I figure this out, I'm adding it to my SOP for reinstalling Windows!

Anne

07-19-2023, 08:42 PM	#1
annekaelber Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ, USA Device: Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 8.0	Re-adding a library after Windows recovery? Hello, everybody! I have two libraries - my book library and my knit/crochet pattern library. I had to do a Windows recovery/reset/whatever it's called yesterday, so Calibre doesn't 'know' about the second library yet. But, when I click on the "Switch/Create Library" I don't see an option that feels "safe" to me. With many many hours in curating both libraries, I'm a little terrified of effing up. I obviously must have succeeded when I created the second library... so what am I mis-reading? Below the location bar, I see 3 options: Use the previously exiting library at the new location Create an empty library at the new location (option: copy structure from the current library) Move the current library to a new location. I just need to tell Calibre - hey, this library exists, too. Both libraries are in the same folder, if that helps. I couldn't find anything on keeping multiple libraries (note: NOT virtual libraries here) in the manual. As I said in another post today -- I'm probably just not seeing it (dialogue fatigue? Is that a thing? lol) As soon as I figure this out, I'm adding it to my SOP for reinstalling Windows! Anne Attached Thumbnails