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Old 04-22-2024, 07:52 PM   #133
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Originally Posted by ampws View Post
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?
No. The "index" has no meaning or purpose other than to be unique for any given book in the library. It could count up, count down, or be a random number. There is no point in renumbering the books.

The "index" has nothing to do with compacting the database (reducing the amount of disk storage required), which you can do with the check library function.
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