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Old 04-28-2013, 09:55 AM   #1
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I have recently got a new computer with Windows 8 and it looks like something went wrong when I copied the books from my library on my old laptop to my new laptop.

I placed the 'metadata' and 'metadata_db_prefs_backup.json' into my 'library folder' because I thought all information needed was in those?

What have I done wrong?

I seem to have got my 'reading list' plugin as it was on my old laptop, but with all ebooks having no format, it's of no use.

If someone can help, can you tell me step by step what to do, as I'm not brilliant with computers!
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I placed the 'metadata' and 'metadata_db_prefs_backup.json' into my 'library folder' because I thought all information needed was in those?

What have I done wrong?
You need the entire folder structure from your previous machine. The files you copied only have the metadata info for the library but none of the actual books.

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I seem to have got my 'reading list' plugin as it was on my old laptop, but with all ebooks having no format, it's of no use.

If someone can help, can you tell me step by step what to do, as I'm not brilliant with computers!
This section of calibre's FAQ might help.
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