Thread: Calibre metadata not effective
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Old 08-01-2020, 11:33 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by jhowell View Post
Calibre only embeds metadata into files when you tell it to do so using the Embed Metadata function or when you export a book using Save to disk or Send to device. (Conversion also embeds metadata.)
If you update the metadata you will have to resend it to the device.
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Originally Posted by Lucid_Lynx View Post
Ok, that confirms my thought.
Where can i find this "Metadata Embedded Function" ?

So, metadata window is completely useless ?
No it is very useful.

bernie

Edit:

For some devices you may have to use the remove from device function before resending to device.
https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui.html#remove-books
Last edited by gbm; 08-01-2020 at 11:37 AM.
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