Remove book - permanently

BetterRed · 12-07-2022, 01:06 AM

Just noticed that the "calibredb Remove" command has a "--permanent" option which equates to "Do not use the Recycle Bin". AFAIK there's no 'easy' way to do this in the Windows version of the Library Manager, so I do it the 'hard' way:

press 'O' (to open the book folder);
press 'Backspace', (to go up the folder tree);
press 'Shift+Del' (to delete the book folder - permanently);
press 'Enter' to the Windows confirm (this gets rid of the book folder);
press 'Alt+F4' (to get back to calibre);
press 'Shift+Del' (my customisation of Remove book kb/short);
press 'Enter' to the calibre confirm (this gets rid of the book in the database).

Assuming there's not an easier way, would it possible to have a "Remove Permanently" Tweak that defaulted to 'False'. I'm asking here rather than launchpad, in case I've missed the obvious.

BR

kovidgoyal · 12-07-2022, 01:17 AM

This is deliberate as accidental deletion happens to often in the GUI. If using recycle bin bothers you I suggest you setup an auto clean for the recycle bin that autmatically deletes things in it older than a week (or whatever threshold you like). That's how I have it setup personally.

BetterRed · 12-07-2022, 03:30 AM

I prefer doing things explicitly, so I am comfortable with my manual regime. It was seeing the --permanent option in calibredb remove that triggered my query.

Del keys are too adjacent to harmless keys like Home, End, PgDn etc, which is why I changed Del to Shift+Del. And I would never hide calibre's "RU sure …" message for Remove - even though under my regime its 'too late' by then - IMO it shouldn't even be an option.

If I do inadvertently delete the wrong thing I can get it from backup (which is updated daily) or File History which is updated every 15 minutes.

Another problem with the Recycle Bin is that you cannot put large objects in it. I recall removing a video book from a calibre library and getting a polite message telling me it was 'too big' for the Recycle Bin. So my regime avoids that one too.

I wouldn't object to MS making the Recycle Bin an optional extra :lol:

BR

12-07-2022, 01:06 AM	#1
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,731 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Remove book - permanently Just noticed that the "calibredb Remove" command has a "--permanent" option which equates to "Do not use the Recycle Bin". AFAIK there's no 'easy' way to do this in the Windows version of the Library Manager, so I do it the 'hard' way: press 'O' (to open the book folder); press 'Backspace', (to go up the folder tree); press 'Shift+Del' (to delete the book folder - permanently); press 'Enter' to the Windows confirm (this gets rid of the book folder); press 'Alt+F4' (to get back to calibre); press 'Shift+Del' (my customisation of Remove book kb/short); press 'Enter' to the calibre confirm (this gets rid of the book in the database). Assuming there's not an easier way, would it possible to have a "Remove Permanently" Tweak that defaulted to 'False'. I'm asking here rather than launchpad, in case I've missed the obvious. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 12-07-2022 at 01:14 AM.

12-07-2022, 03:30 AM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,731 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I prefer doing things explicitly, so I am comfortable with my manual regime. It was seeing the --permanent option in calibredb remove that triggered my query. Del keys are too adjacent to harmless keys like Home, End, PgDn etc, which is why I changed Del to Shift+Del. And I would never hide calibre's "RU sure …" message for Remove - even though under my regime its 'too late' by then - IMO it shouldn't even be an option. If I do inadvertently delete the wrong thing I can get it from backup (which is updated daily) or File History which is updated every 15 minutes. Another problem with the Recycle Bin is that you cannot put large objects in it. I recall removing a video book from a calibre library and getting a polite message telling me it was 'too big' for the Recycle Bin. So my regime avoids that one too. I wouldn't object to MS making the Recycle Bin an optional extra :lol: BR Last edited by BetterRed; 12-07-2022 at 03:34 AM.

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12-07-2022, 01:17 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,359 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	This is deliberate as accidental deletion happens to often in the GUI. If using recycle bin bothers you I suggest you setup an auto clean for the recycle bin that autmatically deletes things in it older than a week (or whatever threshold you like). That's how I have it setup personally.

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