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hawt · 01-24-2010, 04:21 AM

Whenever I add a book my Calibre Library it is storing it like this,

E:\Calibre Library\Terry Brooks\The Sword of Shannara (1)\

I want it to organize as...

E:\Calibre Library\Brooks, Terry\The Sword of Shannara (1)\

with the authors last name first. For the life of my I can't figure out how to do this, I have added and re-done my library multiple times trying to figure this out. I've searched around here and found nothing, I am lost.

It can't possibly be this difficult to do something as simple as organize by the authors last name first can it?

Here are my current settings... (which I got from here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68711)

Preferences > Add/Save > Adding Books - "Swap author first and last name" (checked)

I have tried checking and unchecking this because it seems like the most obvious answer, however the result is the same every time I add a file and look in my library folder, the authors first name is always first.

Preferences > Add/Save > Saving Books (&Sending to device) - My template is "{author_sort}/{title}/{title}"

This is the most relevant information I can think to include, please let me know if I am missing something.

I really like the idea of Calibre but it seems so damn hard to do the most basic things.

Please help me,

Thanks

01-24-2010, 04:21 AM	#1
hawt Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: nook	Newbie Question: Make library organize with author last name first Whenever I add a book my Calibre Library it is storing it like this, E:\Calibre Library\Terry Brooks\The Sword of Shannara (1)\ I want it to organize as... E:\Calibre Library\Brooks, Terry\The Sword of Shannara (1)\ with the authors last name first. For the life of my I can't figure out how to do this, I have added and re-done my library multiple times trying to figure this out. I've searched around here and found nothing, I am lost. It can't possibly be this difficult to do something as simple as organize by the authors last name first can it? Here are my current settings... (which I got from here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68711) Preferences > Add/Save > Adding Books - "Swap author first and last name" (checked) I have tried checking and unchecking this because it seems like the most obvious answer, however the result is the same every time I add a file and look in my library folder, the authors first name is always first. Preferences > Add/Save > Saving Books (&Sending to device) - My template is "{author_sort}/{title}/{title}" This is the most relevant information I can think to include, please let me know if I am missing something. I really like the idea of Calibre but it seems so damn hard to do the most basic things. Please help me, Thanks Last edited by hawt; 01-24-2010 at 04:33 AM.