Renaming goes wrong

tas03 · 07-02-2018, 08:13 PM

I got a laptop and transferred my Calibre files from the desktop to the laptop. The program would not let me import the books into the Calibre Library folder because of the metadata file in it, so I created a new folder called New Calibre Library. The importing went great.

I tried to rename the library to Calibre Library and ended up with folders called Calibre Library [empty], New Calibre Library [empty] and C_Users_(my user name)_Documents_Calibre Library [where my books are & which is the name at the top of the menu on Calibre]. I can only pick between the 2nd and 3rd ones to use as a library when I right click on the Calibre icon.

If I try to rename the library, I am only given the choice to rename New Calibre Library, but that folder has nothing in it. When I first renamed the library, I got repeating error messages about no data that went on and on, and I finally had to force quit Calibre.

Should I just uninstall Calibre and start over again?

kovidgoyal · 07-02-2018, 09:25 PM

You can always point calibre to any folder to read a library in it. Simply right click the calibre button on the calibre window toolbar and choose Switch/create calibre library then specify the path to the folder you want and select the "Use existing library at this location" option.

So you can rename your library folder to whatever you want in windows explorer and then follow the above procedure to have calibre recognize it.

tas03 · 07-03-2018, 08:53 AM

It worked! Thank you very much.

07-02-2018, 08:13 PM	#1
tas03 Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 129368 Join Date: Feb 2017 Device: Nook Glowlight +, Nook Tab. , Nook Simple Touch, iPad Air, iPhone 6Se	Renaming goes wrong I got a laptop and transferred my Calibre files from the desktop to the laptop. The program would not let me import the books into the Calibre Library folder because of the metadata file in it, so I created a new folder called New Calibre Library. The importing went great. I tried to rename the library to Calibre Library and ended up with folders called Calibre Library [empty], New Calibre Library [empty] and C_Users_(my user name)_Documents_Calibre Library [where my books are & which is the name at the top of the menu on Calibre]. I can only pick between the 2nd and 3rd ones to use as a library when I right click on the Calibre icon. If I try to rename the library, I am only given the choice to rename New Calibre Library, but that folder has nothing in it. When I first renamed the library, I got repeating error messages about no data that went on and on, and I finally had to force quit Calibre. Should I just uninstall Calibre and start over again?

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07-02-2018, 09:25 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,349 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can always point calibre to any folder to read a library in it. Simply right click the calibre button on the calibre window toolbar and choose Switch/create calibre library then specify the path to the folder you want and select the "Use existing library at this location" option. So you can rename your library folder to whatever you want in windows explorer and then follow the above procedure to have calibre recognize it.

07-03-2018, 08:53 AM	#3
tas03 Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 129368 Join Date: Feb 2017 Device: Nook Glowlight +, Nook Tab. , Nook Simple Touch, iPad Air, iPhone 6Se	It worked! Thank you very much.

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