Where are my books?

ccowie · 10-30-2011, 02:47 PM

Something seems to be strange with my Calibre Library that I'm certain there is a simple explanation for. Recently I've been adding books normally, converting them, transferring them to my ebook etc. with no problems. But when I go into my Calibre library I can't find them. It's like they're being stored somewhere else and I'm not sure where.
I want to back my library up to a thumb drive to take with me sometimes, but I'm not sure I'm backing up all my books. Any thoughts?

Serpentine · 10-30-2011, 03:32 PM

If you right click on a book, in the context menu there should be an option to open the containing folder.

From there go up a few levels and you should find the root of where your library is being stored. You can also use the "Switch/Create library" option in the drop down menu from the "Library" button on the toolbar to relocate it if needs be - as well as clone it to another location.

theducks · 10-30-2011, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ccowie

Something seems to be strange with my Calibre Library that I'm certain there is a simple explanation for. Recently I've been adding books normally, converting them, transferring them to my ebook etc. with no problems. But when I go into my Calibre library I can't find them. It's like they're being stored somewhere else and I'm not sure where.
I want to back my library up to a thumb drive to take with me sometimes, but I'm not sure I'm backing up all my books. Any thoughts?

Is it possible that you have the Send to device set to delete on send?

ccowie · 10-31-2011, 11:10 AM

Ah ha. Thank you.
I didn't realize that this was an option. I can now see that for some reason I have two Calibre libraries set up and I kept looking for things in the wrong one.

10-30-2011, 02:47 PM	#1
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	Where are my books? Something seems to be strange with my Calibre Library that I'm certain there is a simple explanation for. Recently I've been adding books normally, converting them, transferring them to my ebook etc. with no problems. But when I go into my Calibre library I can't find them. It's like they're being stored somewhere else and I'm not sure where. I want to back my library up to a thumb drive to take with me sometimes, but I'm not sure I'm backing up all my books. Any thoughts?

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10-30-2011, 03:32 PM	#2
Serpentine Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 1045911 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Device: Kindle 3	If you right click on a book, in the context menu there should be an option to open the containing folder. From there go up a few levels and you should find the root of where your library is being stored. You can also use the "Switch/Create library" option in the drop down menu from the "Library" button on the toolbar to relocate it if needs be - as well as clone it to another location.

10-31-2011, 11:10 AM	#4
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	Ah ha. Thank you. I didn't realize that this was an option. I can now see that for some reason I have two Calibre libraries set up and I kept looking for things in the wrong one.

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