Import books with additional files

thinktwice2 · 01-16-2023, 09:05 AM

I have one book (Epub / PDF) in each directory.
To this book belong different files.
They are also stored there.
The file formats are different. MP3 / TAR / JPG / MOV / xls etc.

Although I configured Calibre to take all files to a book, it doesn't work.
It takes the archives ZIP and RAR as well as JPG files. Unfortunately ZIP files are renamed with the import.
I.e. from rubish.zip becomes [booktitel].zip

Is the issue known? Are there already solutions?

Thanks

Greetings

BetterRed · 01-16-2023, 03:42 PM

See ==>> Why doesn’t calibre let me store books in my own folder structure?

Also the similarly named sticky thread at the top of this sub-forum.

Basically the folder and file names with a calibre library are not user definable.

If you do searches for "additional files' and "supplementary files" in this sub-forum you should find a number of threads that discuss the issue and offer various approaches.

BR

Quoth · 01-16-2023, 04:54 PM

Regard the actual files in "Calibre Library" as a database. The folder/directory used by Calibre to store should be regarded as a "black box". That's why there is an Export/Save to Disk option.

Pretend the copies that Calibre makes don't exist.

01-16-2023, 09:05 AM	#1
thinktwice2 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2022 Device: tablet	Import books with additional files I have one book (Epub / PDF) in each directory. To this book belong different files. They are also stored there. The file formats are different. MP3 / TAR / JPG / MOV / xls etc. Although I configured Calibre to take all files to a book, it doesn't work. It takes the archives ZIP and RAR as well as JPG files. Unfortunately ZIP files are renamed with the import. I.e. from rubish.zip becomes [booktitel].zip Is the issue known? Are there already solutions? Thanks Greetings

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01-16-2023, 03:42 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,740 Karma: 30237526 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	See ==>> Why doesn’t calibre let me store books in my own folder structure? Also the similarly named sticky thread at the top of this sub-forum. Basically the folder and file names with a calibre library are not user definable. If you do searches for "additional files' and "supplementary files" in this sub-forum you should find a number of threads that discuss the issue and offer various approaches. BR

01-16-2023, 04:54 PM	#3
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,106 Karma: 105211945 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Regard the actual files in "Calibre Library" as a database. The folder/directory used by Calibre to store should be regarded as a "black box". That's why there is an Export/Save to Disk option. Pretend the copies that Calibre makes don't exist.

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