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Old 07-05-2020, 08:07 PM   #1
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Books getting deleted on calibre startup?
Hey everyone,

Couldn't find much by just googling and simple forum searches but I have a consistent issue where simply starting up calibre causes some books from the import directory to get deleted. These books are being seeded generally and so I need them to not be deleted ever, just copy imported by calibre and organized. I imagine it may be related to the automatic import function.

I can't figure out a setting in Calibre that has this deletion function enabled and/or how to disable it or prevent more deletions every time I start calibre up. Anyone else had this issue?
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1. that behavior is by design, don't use auto import if you don't want auto delete.

2. this thread is in the wrong forum - has nothing to do with calibre companion
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oh jeeze, sorry for posting in the wrong forum accidentally.

thanks for the info. i guess i wish there was a feature to auto-import copy and not delete.
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oh jeeze, sorry for posting in the wrong forum accidentally.

thanks for the info. i guess i wish there was a feature to auto-import copy and not delete.
there is (sorta)
copy my_bookname.ext calibre_autoad_folderpath
Don't make the auto add folder your download folder unless you want ALL recognized book formats deleted (NOT A GREAT IDEA as there are many file formats that would trip you up
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thanks for the info. i guess i wish there was a feature to auto-import copy and not delete.
Been asked for many times over; the problem is, if the books are left in the AutoAdd folder you will get duplicates, overcoming that is a can of worms.

The Job Spy plugin has a Per Library for the AutoAdd folder name, so I have more than one AutoAdd folder. I use Windows File Explorer's Send To feature to copy downloaded 'books' to the relevant AutoAdd folder - I avoid drag-drop copies, too easy to miss the target.

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