Original_MOBI ???

DMee · 08-20-2012, 08:23 AM

Doing a mass convert and got 10,000 books I want to reconvert to mobi

I get the warning about them already being mobi files and OK this - off calibre goes.

However, I had to stop process part way through.

When I've done this with ePub files it creates Original_EPUB along with new EPUB, I just sort those without "Original_EPUB" as format and convert whats left.

MOBI doesn't seem to do this??

So... how do I either get it to do this, or mark which ones its just converted so I can just pick the rest?

kovidgoyal · 08-20-2012, 08:28 AM

original_* files are only created when you are converting a format into itself.

DMee · 08-20-2012, 12:47 PM

OK, any way of selecting those not reconverted? And why not save old mobi. I might not like the ePub to mobi convert and couldn't go back.

08-20-2012, 08:23 AM	#1
DMee Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Stockport, UK Device: ipad, iphone, kindle	Original_MOBI ??? Doing a mass convert and got 10,000 books I want to reconvert to mobi I get the warning about them already being mobi files and OK this - off calibre goes. However, I had to stop process part way through. When I've done this with ePub files it creates Original_EPUB along with new EPUB, I just sort those without "Original_EPUB" as format and convert whats left. MOBI doesn't seem to do this?? So... how do I either get it to do this, or mark which ones its just converted so I can just pick the rest?

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08-20-2012, 08:28 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,347 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	original_* files are only created when you are converting a format into itself.

08-20-2012, 12:47 PM	#3
DMee Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Stockport, UK Device: ipad, iphone, kindle	OK, any way of selecting those not reconverted? And why not save old mobi. I might not like the ePub to mobi convert and couldn't go back.

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