Please Help this computer dummy

Chuck Reid · 11-06-2016, 11:27 AM

I have just installed Calibre Portable. I have an existing Calibre Library on my old computer. I would like to copy the files from old computer and add them to Calibre portable without having to add them one at a time because I have many books. Could somebody please tell me how to do this step by step as I am not the smartest cookie in the jar when it comes to computers.
Thanks

Chuck Reid · 11-06-2016, 01:27 PM

I am running windows 7 on my laptop. I have an existing Calibre Library. I have just installed Calibre portable on my external hard drive. Can someone please tell me step by step how to take my existing library and copy it to the Calibre portable library without having to do it one book at a time. I have a fairly extensive library and if I have to add them one at a time it will take me forever. On older versions of Calibre you could find the calibre library in documents and copy and paste the files into that file, then open Calibre and the books would be there. When I copy them into the calibre Library the files are there but when I open Calibre the books that I added do not show up. Please help I have spent way to much time trying to figure this out and am feeling like I am a complete idiot.

Thank you

HarryT · 11-06-2016, 01:35 PM

You've been a member of this community long enough to know where to post messages. Questions about Calibre belong in the Calibre forum, whence I am now moving this. Please use the forums correctly: it's in your own interests to ask a question in the place where it's most likely to be answered.

BetterRed · 11-06-2016, 02:49 PM

@Chuck Reid - Calibre Portable requires that libraries are contained within the Calibre Portable folders.

So copy the entire library folder from your old computer's Documents folder into the Calibre Portable folder on the external drive, so you have something like

Code:

Calibre Portable
    Calibre
    Calibre Library
    Calibre Settings
    Chuck's Library
    calibre-portable.exe

Now run calibre-portable and select Switch/create new from the library icon drop down menu. Browse to Chuck's Library and select it, make sure the Use the previously existing library at the new location is selected and press OK.

BR

11-06-2016, 11:27 AM	#1
Chuck Reid Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: kindle	Please Help this computer dummy I have just installed Calibre Portable. I have an existing Calibre Library on my old computer. I would like to copy the files from old computer and add them to Calibre portable without having to add them one at a time because I have many books. Could somebody please tell me how to do this step by step as I am not the smartest cookie in the jar when it comes to computers. Thanks

11-06-2016, 01:27 PM	#2
Chuck Reid Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: kindle	Please help this dummy I am running windows 7 on my laptop. I have an existing Calibre Library. I have just installed Calibre portable on my external hard drive. Can someone please tell me step by step how to take my existing library and copy it to the Calibre portable library without having to do it one book at a time. I have a fairly extensive library and if I have to add them one at a time it will take me forever. On older versions of Calibre you could find the calibre library in documents and copy and paste the files into that file, then open Calibre and the books would be there. When I copy them into the calibre Library the files are there but when I open Calibre the books that I added do not show up. Please help I have spent way to much time trying to figure this out and am feeling like I am a complete idiot. Thank you

11-06-2016, 02:49 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,718 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Chuck Reid - Calibre Portable requires that libraries are contained within the Calibre Portable folders. So copy the entire library folder from your old computer's Documents folder into the Calibre Portable folder on the external drive, so you have something like Code: Calibre Portable Calibre Calibre Library Calibre Settings Chuck's Library calibre-portable.exe Now run calibre-portable and select Switch/create new from the library icon drop down menu. Browse to Chuck's Library and select it, make sure the Use the previously existing library at the new location is selected and press OK. BR

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11-06-2016, 01:35 PM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You've been a member of this community long enough to know where to post messages. Questions about Calibre belong in the Calibre forum, whence I am now moving this. Please use the forums correctly: it's in your own interests to ask a question in the place where it's most likely to be answered.

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