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koland · 07-26-2026, 10:41 AM

I have a group of files that I want to add " (ARC)" at the end of the title. Finding and displaying/selecting the files to modify is easy.

When I go into Edit Metadata, then pick the "Search and Replace" tab, I have the following
Search Mode: Regex
Field: Title
Search For: (.*)
Replace:\1 (ARC)

The result, tho, is:
Original Title (ARC) (ARC)
both in the preview and the library.

I have used bulk edit before, but usually to remove series info, fix author names (that have commas), etc. This is the first time I have used it to try to add characters after the name. This seems like a major bug, but possibly one no one has run into before?

For now, I have to then run a second bulk edit on the same group, with:
(.*) (\(ARC\))
replacing with just
\1
which works, but is a bit of a pain. Am I doing something wrong? Or can Calibre be fixed?

Calibre 9.11 (was doing the same in another 9.x version, just updated to see if this had been reported and fixed).

07-26-2026, 10:41 AM	#1
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,564 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Bulk Edit Metadata problem I have a group of files that I want to add " (ARC)" at the end of the title. Finding and displaying/selecting the files to modify is easy. When I go into Edit Metadata, then pick the "Search and Replace" tab, I have the following Search Mode: Regex Field: Title Search For: (.) Replace:\1 (ARC) The result, tho, is: Original Title (ARC) (ARC) both in the preview and the library. I have used bulk edit before, but usually to remove series info, fix author names (that have commas), etc. This is the first time I have used it to try to add characters after the name. This seems like a major bug, but possibly one no one has run into before? For now, I have to then run a second bulk edit on the same group, with: (.) (\(ARC\)) replacing with just \1 which works, but is a bit of a pain. Am I doing something wrong? Or can Calibre be fixed? Calibre 9.11 (was doing the same in another 9.x version, just updated to see if this had been reported and fixed).