Original_mobi

Noughty · 12-15-2011, 04:59 PM

I made a convert from mobi to mobi. I didn't like the result. How to go back to the original mobi correctly? At the moment I can think of only renaming the extension .original mobi to .mobi and adding it to calibre. Since original_file is saved on calibre I think there should be some way to recover original and get rid of the converted one.
Can anyone help?

jvan · 12-15-2011, 05:11 PM

If you select the book and choose Edit Metadata, the Edit Metadata dialog lists each format in the upper right corner. Right-click ORIGINAL_MOBI and choose Restore MOBI from the Original.

Noughty · 12-15-2011, 05:32 PM

Thanks.

Another question. I am converting all mobi to mobi to have metadata on first page. Many of my books are multiformat. I thought that original mobi is not saved when the conversion doesn't change a thing (some already have metadata as first page), but apparently not.
I converted a bunch of books and very few saved original mobi. All others were lost. The only reason for this I can think of is that books are multiformat and another format was chosen as input and replaced original mobi with new mobi.
How to solve this? I want to have original mobi left on calibre. Already lost 100 original files after this convert.

Noughty · 12-18-2011, 02:56 PM

I'd really like to find out more about the function to keep the original format. Why sometimes it doesn't work. Out of 100 converts only a few kept the original formats. I don't understand why. Are there some settings or something? I want to keep all original files. Don't want to ruin original because of my kindle.
Now I can't finish converting and loading the books on my kindle.

itimpi · 12-18-2011, 04:38 PM

The original files are only created when you do a conversion with input and output being the same format.

Noughty · 12-18-2011, 05:01 PM

How to make it work with multiple books? Choose only the ones which have mobi format? How to force it to use mobi format as input? When you do multiple it doesn't allow you to choose input format.
I just want to add metadata as first page for all my books without losing original files. Is it possible? Without doing one book at a time?

Wouldn't it be better if program saved original file if book was converted into the format which already is there? Not only when it converts from mobi to mobi, from epub to epub.

DoctorOhh · 12-18-2011, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noughty

How to force it to use mobi format as input?

Go to Preferences - Behavior and adjust the Preferred input format order. Move Mobi to the top if this is what you want as your primary input for conversions.

Noughty · 12-19-2011, 08:57 PM

Thank you

12-15-2011, 04:59 PM	#1
Noughty Addict Posts: 352 Karma: 103850 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle NT	Original_mobi I made a convert from mobi to mobi. I didn't like the result. How to go back to the original mobi correctly? At the moment I can think of only renaming the extension .original mobi to .mobi and adding it to calibre. Since original_file is saved on calibre I think there should be some way to recover original and get rid of the converted one. Can anyone help?

12-18-2011, 05:01 PM	#6
Noughty Addict Posts: 352 Karma: 103850 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle NT	How to make it work with multiple books? Choose only the ones which have mobi format? How to force it to use mobi format as input? When you do multiple it doesn't allow you to choose input format. I just want to add metadata as first page for all my books without losing original files. Is it possible? Without doing one book at a time? Wouldn't it be better if program saved original file if book was converted into the format which already is there? Not only when it converts from mobi to mobi, from epub to epub. Last edited by Noughty; 12-18-2011 at 05:04 PM.

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12-15-2011, 05:11 PM	#2
jvan Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle	If you select the book and choose Edit Metadata, the Edit Metadata dialog lists each format in the upper right corner. Right-click ORIGINAL_MOBI and choose Restore MOBI from the Original.

12-15-2011, 05:32 PM	#3
Noughty Addict Posts: 352 Karma: 103850 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle NT	Thanks. Another question. I am converting all mobi to mobi to have metadata on first page. Many of my books are multiformat. I thought that original mobi is not saved when the conversion doesn't change a thing (some already have metadata as first page), but apparently not. I converted a bunch of books and very few saved original mobi. All others were lost. The only reason for this I can think of is that books are multiformat and another format was chosen as input and replaced original mobi with new mobi. How to solve this? I want to have original mobi left on calibre. Already lost 100 original files after this convert.

12-18-2011, 02:56 PM	#4
Noughty Addict Posts: 352 Karma: 103850 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle NT	I'd really like to find out more about the function to keep the original format. Why sometimes it doesn't work. Out of 100 converts only a few kept the original formats. I don't understand why. Are there some settings or something? I want to keep all original files. Don't want to ruin original because of my kindle. Now I can't finish converting and loading the books on my kindle.

12-18-2011, 04:38 PM	#5
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	The original files are only created when you do a conversion with input and output being the same format.

12-19-2011, 08:57 PM	#8
Noughty Addict Posts: 352 Karma: 103850 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle NT	Thank you

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