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ampws · 04-22-2024, 07:43 PM

Hi,

Total newbie but is there a way to re-index the calibre database. Over time I have removed a lot of entries (I currently have 7006 books on calibre) but the calibre database does not compact. So each entry gets an identifier as if the deleted books still exist i.e. the last book I entered had a folder identity of 7294.

So is there a re-index function?

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The way I have been re-indexing so far is copying my calibre library to a new drive then creating a new blank library and importing the books as new entries.

04-22-2024, 07:43 PM	#132
ampws Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: UK Device: Pc, Kindle, etc.	Hi, Total newbie but is there a way to re-index the calibre database. Over time I have removed a lot of entries (I currently have 7006 books on calibre) but the calibre database does not compact. So each entry gets an identifier as if the deleted books still exist i.e. the last book I entered had a folder identity of 7294. So is there a re-index function? Edit === The way I have been re-indexing so far is copying my calibre library to a new drive then creating a new blank library and importing the books as new entries. Last edited by ampws; 04-22-2024 at 08:04 PM.