my ebook disappeared when reopen in sigil

abundance · 05-28-2016, 01:58 AM

I created an ebook using sigil and saved it. The next day i reopened it to add and edit but only the first page was there. Now I have to redo my book. How do I fix this problem. Thanks

KevinH · 05-28-2016, 11:29 AM

What OS? What version of Sigil? Where did you download it? How did you save it?

Are you sure you properly created and added other chapters? How did you add them? Where (what app) did they originate from?

Did you manually edit or play with the content.opf file?

Have you tried copying the epub and changing its file extension to .zip and unzipping it to see if the files are actually inside the sip?

theducks · 05-28-2016, 01:27 PM

The only time I have ever seen 'lost', is when you EXIT with malformed files.
Look under: Misc in the File browser
Sigil flattens folders, you can NOT have 2 files with the same name, with only the Originating FOLDER name being different. The flattening process will stomp previous versions.

Code:

..\chapter1\img01.jpg

..\chapter2\img01.jpg

Only the second (chapter)image will survive

AFAIK, you can NOT CREATE this structure from within Sigil. The issue only exists if you OPEN a book with this kind of structure

abundance · 05-28-2016, 10:17 PM

Thanks for your help so far. The version of Sigil I am using is 0.9.5. My book is only 26 pages and has only one chapter. I perform a "save as" - the only option I get is to save it as an epub.

My operating system is Windows 7

I have also been opening it with an ereader to review....perhaps this causes problems?

The next day when I reopen Sigil and the file it only shows the first page and i end up rewriting the whole book again. Obviously this is something I want to avoid.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks

abundance · 05-28-2016, 10:28 PM

I have found my missing pages by >view>book browser.

Problem solved and no rewriting. Thanks everyone

theducks · 05-29-2016, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abundance

I have found my missing pages by >view>book browser.

Problem solved and no rewriting. Thanks everyone

Ah!
You could not SEE your work.
The view menu has controls for which 'Panes are visible
I have more than 1 Monitor, So I detach the Preview Pane and move it to a (old 768x1024) monitor, leaving more room for the Edit Pane, File Browse Pane and TOC Pane (

You can Stack the last 2 on each other:will be Tabed, It takes some fussing to get it done)

05-28-2016, 01:58 AM	#1
abundance Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: none	my ebook disappeared when reopen in sigil I created an ebook using sigil and saved it. The next day i reopened it to add and edit but only the first page was there. Now I have to redo my book. How do I fix this problem. Thanks

05-28-2016, 01:27 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,912 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	The only time I have ever seen 'lost', is when you EXIT with malformed files. Look under: Misc in the File browser Sigil flattens folders, you can NOT have 2 files with the same name, with only the Originating FOLDER name being different. The flattening process will stomp previous versions. Code: ..\chapter1\img01.jpg ..\chapter2\img01.jpg Only the second (chapter)image will survive AFAIK, you can NOT CREATE this structure from within Sigil. The issue only exists if you OPEN a book with this kind of structure

05-28-2016, 10:17 PM	#4
abundance Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: none	re my ebook disappeared when reopen in sigil Thanks for your help so far. The version of Sigil I am using is 0.9.5. My book is only 26 pages and has only one chapter. I perform a "save as" - the only option I get is to save it as an epub. My operating system is Windows 7 I have also been opening it with an ereader to review....perhaps this causes problems? The next day when I reopen Sigil and the file it only shows the first page and i end up rewriting the whole book again. Obviously this is something I want to avoid. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks

05-28-2016, 10:28 PM	#5
abundance Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: none	my ebook disappeared when reopen in sigil I have found my missing pages by >view>book browser. Problem solved and no rewriting. Thanks everyone

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05-28-2016, 11:29 AM	#2
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,487 Karma: 5703586 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	What OS? What version of Sigil? Where did you download it? How did you save it? Are you sure you properly created and added other chapters? How did you add them? Where (what app) did they originate from? Did you manually edit or play with the content.opf file? Have you tried copying the epub and changing its file extension to .zip and unzipping it to see if the files are actually inside the sip?

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