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nnxbtz · 09-27-2009, 10:44 AM

Hello,
I have just downloaded and used calibre, as the many other ebook management softwares I have used in the past had not what I wanted.
So far I am quite happy with it, except one thing:
It seems that the software creates copies of my ebooks and stores them in the path I specified for the library.
I would like to know how to stop it from doing so.
The software I used before (allmybooks 1.7) created a Database with the reference to the actual file, i.e.: path, Cover, ISBN, Summary, Price and so on were stored in the Database, the actual PDF (or other formats) was left untouched. (I ditched it because it used a bubble-sort algorithm after every new entry, and after a few thousands entries in the database it would take several seconds to add only one new entry)

Since I have quite a big library on my harddisk (>40000 books, ~400GB total) it is not possible for me to continue to use the software if I dont find a way to switch off this "feature".

I would be happy if someone could tell me how. I searched a little in this forum, but found nothing.

09-27-2009, 10:44 AM	#1
nnxbtz Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PC	Reference Database in Calibre? Hello, I have just downloaded and used calibre, as the many other ebook management softwares I have used in the past had not what I wanted. So far I am quite happy with it, except one thing: It seems that the software creates copies of my ebooks and stores them in the path I specified for the library. I would like to know how to stop it from doing so. The software I used before (allmybooks 1.7) created a Database with the reference to the actual file, i.e.: path, Cover, ISBN, Summary, Price and so on were stored in the Database, the actual PDF (or other formats) was left untouched. (I ditched it because it used a bubble-sort algorithm after every new entry, and after a few thousands entries in the database it would take several seconds to add only one new entry) Since I have quite a big library on my harddisk (>40000 books, ~400GB total) it is not possible for me to continue to use the software if I dont find a way to switch off this "feature". I would be happy if someone could tell me how. I searched a little in this forum, but found nothing.