Can We Rollback The Last Directory Import?

abrogard · 03-26-2021, 09:33 PM

I just pointed calibre at the top dir of dir tree that I knew had some epub and pdf books in it I wanted.

Big mistake. It is currently importing some 4000 'books' it tells me.

Don't know what they are yet but for sure they're not books. Maybe 'inf' files and maybe files without extension... I don't know.

But I'd say at least 3900 of them are a mistake. That's going to be a hell of a job identifying them from the file list in Calibre and deleting them.

Is there any way I can 'rollback' this thing?

p.s. and is there some way to do a 'directory' import like that but specify which filename extensions to import perhaps?

capink · 03-27-2021, 08:12 AM

One solution is to search for them using date like this:

Code:

date:today

If they were not added today, you can replace with the exact date like this:

Code:

date:=2021-03-27

That should list all books added today. Note that this will include any other books you added on the same date not just the books you imported from the directory, so be careful and verify before deleting.

abrogard · 03-27-2021, 04:40 PM

That's a good idea. Thank you for that.

03-26-2021, 09:33 PM	#1
abrogard Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: kindle	Can We Rollback The Last Directory Import? I just pointed calibre at the top dir of dir tree that I knew had some epub and pdf books in it I wanted. Big mistake. It is currently importing some 4000 'books' it tells me. Don't know what they are yet but for sure they're not books. Maybe 'inf' files and maybe files without extension... I don't know. But I'd say at least 3900 of them are a mistake. That's going to be a hell of a job identifying them from the file list in Calibre and deleting them. Is there any way I can 'rollback' this thing? p.s. and is there some way to do a 'directory' import like that but specify which filename extensions to import perhaps? Last edited by abrogard; 03-26-2021 at 09:36 PM.

03-27-2021, 08:12 AM	#2
capink Wizard Posts: 1,190 Karma: 1988646 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kindle	One solution is to search for them using date like this: Code: date:today If they were not added today, you can replace with the exact date like this: Code: date:=2021-03-27 That should list all books added today. Note that this will include any other books you added on the same date not just the books you imported from the directory, so be careful and verify before deleting.

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abrogard Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2017 Device: kindle	That's a good idea. Thank you for that.

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