File On Disk In DB? - Validity Checker Exist?

dny238 · 12-29-2022, 12:37 PM

I just found that I have a folder on my drive that Calibre wasn't aware of some how. Probably a DB issue in the past.
So C:\CalibreFolder\Author\Book Name (20) exists... But when I search in my live version of Calibre, I don't find title:"Book Name" there.

I'm aware of the Library check function that validates that what's in the DB.
I'm aware of the Find Duplicates plugin that makes sure I don't have two of the same thing.
Is there a plugin that can confirm that everything in my C:\CalibreFolder has been properly imported into Calibre? I'm afraid there are more examples of missing stuff due to some issue with the db in the past that I've fixed and now have orphaned files....
Thanks!
Rob

Sirtel · 12-29-2022, 02:14 PM

Create a new, empty library.

Select all the books in your current library (not in the library folder, but in the GUI), right-click and select "copy to library" (choose that new library you just created) -> delete after copy.

Wait until all the books have been copied to the new library. Your current library list should now be empty.

Now look in the library folder. There should be some files there that weren't in the Calibre database.

Switch to the new library where you copied all your books, and use the "add books" button to add all the leftover files in the old library folder.

12-29-2022, 12:37 PM	#1
dny238 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Android	File On Disk In DB? - Validity Checker Exist? I just found that I have a folder on my drive that Calibre wasn't aware of some how. Probably a DB issue in the past. So C:\CalibreFolder\Author\Book Name (20) exists... But when I search in my live version of Calibre, I don't find title:"Book Name" there. I'm aware of the Library check function that validates that what's in the DB. I'm aware of the Find Duplicates plugin that makes sure I don't have two of the same thing. Is there a plugin that can confirm that everything in my C:\CalibreFolder has been properly imported into Calibre? I'm afraid there are more examples of missing stuff due to some issue with the db in the past that I've fixed and now have orphaned files.... Thanks! Rob

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12-29-2022, 02:14 PM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,472 Karma: 239219543 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Create a new, empty library. Select all the books in your current library (not in the library folder, but in the GUI), right-click and select "copy to library" (choose that new library you just created) -> delete after copy. Wait until all the books have been copied to the new library. Your current library list should now be empty. Now look in the library folder. There should be some files there that weren't in the Calibre database. Switch to the new library where you copied all your books, and use the "add books" button to add all the leftover files in the old library folder.

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