Help Needed - Calibre Importing Libraries

Parriss · 05-08-2020, 08:32 PM

Posted this problem in Library Management earlier had some view but no help was fourth coming - may be the problem is more complex. so I am placing this post for general conversation to see if a broader audience may be able to point me in the correct direction. Thank You for your time.

My Computer crashed ended up needing a new drive, luckily I had an external drive back up. Downloaded Calibre 4.15 with no problem but I am having a major problem trying to import my individual libraries!

When I import (import all calibre data) to create a library, say 'Mysteries' for example that library is imported successfully, however when I create a new library say 'Hobbies' and import that library (it is also imported successfully); however, when I do a 'Quick Switch' to view the mystery library it is no-longer there - not listed to choose - the whole library has disappeared - just gone!! I can find the previously mystery library created on the new drive (file explorer) but cannot assess it in Calibre (quick switch) the same issue occurs if I try to re-import the previous mysteries library again-then the hobbies library disappears! I have tried by deleting the previous library data off of the new hard drive and have gave the library a different name when trying to import a new library - the previous one always disappears!! (Even tried to import from the created library on the new drive-the previous library still disappears!)

So I tried 'Add from directories and sub-directories' under the 'Multi-file books?' - 'Assume all e-book files in a single directory are the same book in a different formats?' 'yes' or 'no' - well I have tried to download the individual libraries using this function once by clicking the 'yes' and then again by choosing 'no' the same issue occurs. When I go to 'Quick Switch' to review the previously downloaded library - it is just gone!!

So, I tried to 'import' one library and to 'add from directories' to create the other library with no success - one library always disappears!

I have even uninstalled the Calibre program and reinstalled Calibre again thinking that something might of gone wrong with the download. The same issue keeps occurring! - one library always disappears!

I have not tried 'Add multiple books from archive (ZIP/RAR)' since all books are EPUB and AZW3.

I am extremely frustrated and I'm in major need of help!

Please, all suggestions to fix this so that I can have multiple libraries in Calibre with my previous libraries again will be greatly appreciated.

Thank You.

(I did not have this issue before-when I upgraded to a new computer 3 yrs ago-I had imported all my previous libraries successfully with no issues. Has there been a program change-that it is no longer possible to have multiple libraries from backed-up data?)

theducks · 05-08-2020, 08:36 PM

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05-08-2020, 08:32 PM	#1
Parriss Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Samsung A-280	Help Needed - Calibre Importing Libraries Posted this problem in Library Management earlier had some view but no help was fourth coming - may be the problem is more complex. so I am placing this post for general conversation to see if a broader audience may be able to point me in the correct direction. Thank You for your time. My Computer crashed ended up needing a new drive, luckily I had an external drive back up. Downloaded Calibre 4.15 with no problem but I am having a major problem trying to import my individual libraries! When I import (import all calibre data) to create a library, say 'Mysteries' for example that library is imported successfully, however when I create a new library say 'Hobbies' and import that library (it is also imported successfully); however, when I do a 'Quick Switch' to view the mystery library it is no-longer there - not listed to choose - the whole library has disappeared - just gone!! I can find the previously mystery library created on the new drive (file explorer) but cannot assess it in Calibre (quick switch) the same issue occurs if I try to re-import the previous mysteries library again-then the hobbies library disappears! I have tried by deleting the previous library data off of the new hard drive and have gave the library a different name when trying to import a new library - the previous one always disappears!! (Even tried to import from the created library on the new drive-the previous library still disappears!) So I tried 'Add from directories and sub-directories' under the 'Multi-file books?' - 'Assume all e-book files in a single directory are the same book in a different formats?' 'yes' or 'no' - well I have tried to download the individual libraries using this function once by clicking the 'yes' and then again by choosing 'no' the same issue occurs. When I go to 'Quick Switch' to review the previously downloaded library - it is just gone!! So, I tried to 'import' one library and to 'add from directories' to create the other library with no success - one library always disappears! I have even uninstalled the Calibre program and reinstalled Calibre again thinking that something might of gone wrong with the download. The same issue keeps occurring! - one library always disappears! I have not tried 'Add multiple books from archive (ZIP/RAR)' since all books are EPUB and AZW3. I am extremely frustrated and I'm in major need of help! Please, all suggestions to fix this so that I can have multiple libraries in Calibre with my previous libraries again will be greatly appreciated. Thank You. (I did not have this issue before-when I upgraded to a new computer 3 yrs ago-I had imported all my previous libraries successfully with no issues. Has there been a program change-that it is no longer possible to have multiple libraries from backed-up data?)

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