Find All Locked Items

silky232 · 01-19-2016, 04:46 AM

I have just moved my calibre library to a new computer, and have found a number of items within my library that are locked by DRM.

I don't want to fiddle with the DRM. I just want to find all the locked items, so that I can delete them. Is there a way to have calibre search for unopenable or locked items, much like I could use format:false to find empty books?

Thanks for your help!

davidfor · 01-19-2016, 05:02 AM

The Quality Check plugin has an option to find epubs with DRM. I don't know of a way for other formats.

silky232 · 01-19-2016, 05:39 PM

Cheers, David. That plugin worked well, none of my epubs have DRM.

I think I'm going to need a solution for azw files. Any more ideas floating around out there?

BetterRed · 01-19-2016, 05:49 PM

@silky32 - try mass converting them to epub, I think calibre will reject the ones with DRM.

BR

eschwartz · 01-21-2016, 11:37 PM

DRM Check: Find out what DRM that ebook has got.

silky232 · 01-24-2016, 05:00 PM

@BetterRed

Thank you! Converted all .azw files, which turned up the ones which were DRMed. Then a simple matter of scanning through for those books which only existed as .azw files and deleting them. Many thanks.

01-19-2016, 04:46 AM	#1
silky232 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Find All Locked Items I have just moved my calibre library to a new computer, and have found a number of items within my library that are locked by DRM. I don't want to fiddle with the DRM. I just want to find all the locked items, so that I can delete them. Is there a way to have calibre search for unopenable or locked items, much like I could use format:false to find empty books? Thanks for your help!

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01-19-2016, 05:02 AM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	The Quality Check plugin has an option to find epubs with DRM. I don't know of a way for other formats.

01-19-2016, 05:39 PM	#3
silky232 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Cheers, David. That plugin worked well, none of my epubs have DRM. I think I'm going to need a solution for azw files. Any more ideas floating around out there?

01-19-2016, 05:49 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,660 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@silky32 - try mass converting them to epub, I think calibre will reject the ones with DRM. BR

01-21-2016, 11:37 PM	#5
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)	DRM Check: Find out what DRM that ebook has got.

01-24-2016, 05:00 PM	#6
silky232 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	@BetterRed Thank you! Converted all .azw files, which turned up the ones which were DRMed. Then a simple matter of scanning through for those books which only existed as .azw files and deleting them. Many thanks.

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