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Old 02-26-2026, 08:20 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by JimmXinu View Post
Are you sure?

I see a temp directory created when I start Edit book, but all it contains is an equally randomly named file xxxxxx_worker_redirect.log -- which is empty, no matter what I do.

I don't see the exploded book there.
You're right, it's Sigil that unzips the entire epub to a 'temp' folder, which has its advantages - e.g. it enables editing of a 'book' in PageEdit.

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When you open a file in an external editor from the calibre book editor then the file selected gets copied to 'a temp in the temp' folder.

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If you need to externally edit multiple files you must open them one by one. Which is also true with Sigil, even though it exposes the entire book you can only externally edit the file selected.

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