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Old 05-14-2024, 12:05 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by dandman View Post
thanks for the prompt response, but both link you provided talked about the folder structure and not the file name,

if the file name becomes nonsense then it is a data i loose, i have gigs of books, i don't want to import export just to get them back in the proper name, and i don't want to keep 2 copies just to allow caliber to hold its own name,

since this is not possible, is it possible to have caliber not "copy" the files but to maintain a link to the original files ?

i understand that this issue was talked about allot in the forum (from the links you sent), but i am asking if it is possible, not suggesting to change the way the app works,

thanks again for helping
Simple Answer: No
Advanced answer: Mostly no... BUT there is a plugin that logs the original name in a custom column. (DURING ADD)
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=278559

Calibre can offer sooooooooo much more metadata than can be saved in a file name.
But ADD Books was where you could recover some from the file name (BUT NOT the path) by adjusting the template. This assumes your names are consistant.
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