Trashing those Pesky Little Read Me Files

johnelle · 01-26-2016, 10:41 AM

Over time these little text files get stored with the books and I would like to declutter. It was intuitively obvious what functions/plugins to use to strip these out of the library.

Suggestions?

eschwartz · 01-26-2016, 11:09 AM

What README files?

Are they listed as formats in calibre? Then you probably added them accidentally.
Use Remove books ==> Remove files of a specific format from selected books

Sabardeyn · 01-26-2016, 07:29 PM

Generally I see ReadMe's with games, particularly with plugins/mods, where they are used to provide instructions or various options. I'm not exactly sure why you would get a ReadMe with an ebook, but...

I would suggest looking through each ReadMe and saving any important ones (with instructions or options inside) after re-naming them to include the book (mod?) name (example: War and Peace ReadMe.txt). Generaly speaking you don't want a couple hundred files just named "ReadMe" lying around your hard drives - you will forget which ReadMe goes to which game/mod/book/whatever.

If these are ebook related ReadMe's, you could include the contents:

into Calibre's comments field per book and then deleting the original file.
into the ebook itself via the editor and/or Polish

Addendum:
This message was written with consideration for the possibility that the original poster might be using calibre to organize material (music, etc) other than books where retaining a separate ReadMe file is still important.

AnemicOak · 01-26-2016, 10:28 PM

The only thing that should be stored in a books folder is a cover.jpg, metadata.opf and the book in whatever formats you have stored. Do you have some other file(s) stored there as well? Something you have added separately?

Tarana · 01-27-2016, 12:03 PM

Most readme files are txt or RTF. Just Click on FORMATS in the bar on the left to find them all. Check them to be sure they aren't something important and then delete. Some readme files contain links to additional online references or related source materials.

01-26-2016, 10:41 AM	#1
johnelle Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 2137668 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Groton, MA Device: Kindle app on Samsung Tab	Trashing those Pesky Little Read Me Files Over time these little text files get stored with the books and I would like to declutter. It was intuitively obvious what functions/plugins to use to strip these out of the library. Suggestions?

01-26-2016, 07:29 PM	#3
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	Generally I see ReadMe's with games, particularly with plugins/mods, where they are used to provide instructions or various options. I'm not exactly sure why you would get a ReadMe with an ebook, but... I would suggest looking through each ReadMe and saving any important ones (with instructions or options inside) after re-naming them to include the book (mod?) name (example: War and Peace ReadMe.txt). Generaly speaking you don't want a couple hundred files just named "ReadMe" lying around your hard drives - you will forget which ReadMe goes to which game/mod/book/whatever. If these are ebook related ReadMe's, you could include the contents: into Calibre's comments field per book and then deleting the original file. into the ebook itself via the editor and/or Polish Addendum: This message was written with consideration for the possibility that the original poster might be using calibre to organize material (music, etc) other than books where retaining a separate ReadMe file is still important. Last edited by Sabardeyn; 01-28-2016 at 09:48 AM.

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01-26-2016, 11:09 AM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	What README files? Are they listed as formats in calibre? Then you probably added them accidentally. Use Remove books ==> Remove files of a specific format from selected books

01-26-2016, 10:28 PM	#4
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	The only thing that should be stored in a books folder is a cover.jpg, metadata.opf and the book in whatever formats you have stored. Do you have some other file(s) stored there as well? Something you have added separately?

01-27-2016, 12:03 PM	#5
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,061 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Most readme files are txt or RTF. Just Click on FORMATS in the bar on the left to find them all. Check them to be sure they aren't something important and then delete. Some readme files contain links to additional online references or related source materials.

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