Relocate calibre config folder

Mervian · 09-03-2015, 08:07 AM

BetterRed has kindly suggested a way to do this:

I need to relocate config file in a place that can be synced in 2 pcs ex. c:\calibre\config using the CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY environment variable.

I tried to do this but stumbled in some things...

1) there is no "config" named folder anywhere in my pc (windows 7 64bit) - unless "config" means the "calibre" folder in AppData, or any other folder inside that.

2) I've never dabbled with enviroment variables before. Can anyone kindly suggest the exact steps needed to do this? I mean, while creating a new variable, I put CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY (I suppose) but what in the value?

3) When the new variable is created do I copy anything in the new folder?

BetterRed · 09-03-2015, 09:37 AM

@Mervian -

sorry, 'config' is my short hand for the folder that opens when you press the Preferences->Miscellaneous->Open configuration directory button

I suggest you copy the contents of that folder (...\Appdata\Roaming\calibre) to say C:\Calibre\ConfigData

The value you enter for CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY is the path to location of the new config folder - eg C:\Calibre\ConfigData

Here's a 'user friendly' utility for manipulating Windows environment variables Rapid Environment Editorr

Make sure calibre is closed whilst doing this. Once everything is working I suggest you should delete the ...\Appdata\Roaming\calibre folder on each computer.

BR

Mervian · 09-03-2015, 01:08 PM

ty vm indeed

theducks · 09-03-2015, 03:00 PM

In somewhat defense of the use of config

config.ini or config.dat was common usage in the days of 8.3 DOS names

09-03-2015, 08:07 AM	#1
Mervian Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kobo Aura HD	Relocate calibre config folder BetterRed has kindly suggested a way to do this: I need to relocate config file in a place that can be synced in 2 pcs ex. c:\calibre\config using the CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY environment variable. I tried to do this but stumbled in some things... 1) there is no "config" named folder anywhere in my pc (windows 7 64bit) - unless "config" means the "calibre" folder in AppData, or any other folder inside that. 2) I've never dabbled with enviroment variables before. Can anyone kindly suggest the exact steps needed to do this? I mean, while creating a new variable, I put CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY (I suppose) but what in the value? 3) When the new variable is created do I copy anything in the new folder?

09-03-2015, 09:37 AM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,036 Karma: 30277960 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Mervian - sorry, 'config' is my short hand for the folder that opens when you press the Preferences->Miscellaneous->Open configuration directory button I suggest you copy the contents of that folder (...\Appdata\Roaming\calibre) to say C:\Calibre\ConfigData The value you enter for CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY is the path to location of the new config folder - eg C:\Calibre\ConfigData Here's a 'user friendly' utility for manipulating Windows environment variables Rapid Environment Editorr Make sure calibre is closed whilst doing this. Once everything is working I suggest you should delete the ...\Appdata\Roaming\calibre folder on each computer. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 09-03-2015 at 09:41 AM.

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Mervian Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kobo Aura HD	ty vm indeed

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,282 Karma: 62000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	In somewhat defense of the use of config config.ini or config.dat was common usage in the days of 8.3 DOS names

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