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BorumaPublishing · Yesterday, 05:59 PM

Hi, everyone. I've been using Calibre for years to convert files for my indie publishing company, and never had a single problem. But something went waka when I copied all my files to a new external hard drive. For some reason, even though all my book folders are still in my Calibre folder, they're no longer showing up in Calibre. Only the most recent book I processed, as a test, is showing up. And it's showing up with (1) after the folder name instead of (6317) which is what the other copy of the same book shows.

Is there some easy way to make Calibre recognize all the other 3,900+ books again without manually reprocessing every single one of them?

For reference, I'm using Windows 10 and version 0.9.16 because none of the newer versions will work anymore. I've tried installing several different 8.0.x versions and everything did work before I copied all files to the new hard drive, but they don't work anymore. So I'm pulling my hair out, and I appreciate any help anyone can offer to get things working again!

Yesterday, 05:59 PM	#1
BorumaPublishing Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2025 Device: none	All Books Still in Calibre Folder, but Not Showing Up Anymore In Calibre Hi, everyone. I've been using Calibre for years to convert files for my indie publishing company, and never had a single problem. But something went waka when I copied all my files to a new external hard drive. For some reason, even though all my book folders are still in my Calibre folder, they're no longer showing up in Calibre. Only the most recent book I processed, as a test, is showing up. And it's showing up with (1) after the folder name instead of (6317) which is what the other copy of the same book shows. Is there some easy way to make Calibre recognize all the other 3,900+ books again without manually reprocessing every single one of them? For reference, I'm using Windows 10 and version 0.9.16 because none of the newer versions will work anymore. I've tried installing several different 8.0.x versions and everything did work before I copied all files to the new hard drive, but they don't work anymore. So I'm pulling my hair out, and I appreciate any help anyone can offer to get things working again!