Can I revert to original_epub?

ajbird · 07-17-2023, 05:15 PM

I accidentally converted a book from epub to epub. When I go into edit book to edit the new epub, everything in the html markup is extensively renamed and reorganized, probably in a very standard way. I spent a very long time -- days -- creating my original epub, using my own chapter names and preferred syntax. Is there any way (fingers crossed) of reverting back to my original epub syntax? The format column in calibre shows original_epub as a format, but it does not appear as a file in the calibre file system.

I complicated things further by importing a copy of the new epub from the calibre library (to make sure I preserved a copy), then going into the file system and manually deleting the new epub from the original folder. So I do still have a copy of the converted epub, but when I copy that back into the original folder, "epub" no longer appears as a format, even though the file is in the library.

I do have the pdf and the mobi versions available in the original folder, if that will help me.

Hoping someone can help this novice epub editor...

theducks · 07-17-2023, 06:12 PM

Open The MDE (for that book):right click on Original....:

ajbird · 07-17-2023, 07:08 PM

Wow. You know you are dealing with a genuine novice (my first post to a help forum) when she is unable to parse the answer to her query.

Is MDE the metadata editor? And if so, the original_epub is not listed there as an available format, if that is what I am supposed to select. Despite the fact that it shows up in calibre under the format column.

theducks · 07-17-2023, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajbird

Wow. You know you are dealing with a genuine novice (my first post to a help forum) when she is unable to parse the answer to her query.

Is MDE the metadata editor? And if so, the original_epub is not listed there as an available format, if that is what I am supposed to select. Despite the fact that it shows up in calibre under the format column.

Yes, that is the place.
Format column? Not a standard column.
Preferences:Add your own...
Is the a column icon next to it. That makes it something you added. It might tell you (in Type) what/how.
Whatever, it seems to be stale if it is not on the Right side (formats box) of the MDE

BetterRed · 07-17-2023, 08:49 PM

@ajbird - in the Book details panel Formats list, right click on the ORIGINAL_EPUB and select Restore…, viz:

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07-17-2023, 05:15 PM	#1
ajbird Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: all	Can I revert to original_epub? I accidentally converted a book from epub to epub. When I go into edit book to edit the new epub, everything in the html markup is extensively renamed and reorganized, probably in a very standard way. I spent a very long time -- days -- creating my original epub, using my own chapter names and preferred syntax. Is there any way (fingers crossed) of reverting back to my original epub syntax? The format column in calibre shows original_epub as a format, but it does not appear as a file in the calibre file system. I complicated things further by importing a copy of the new epub from the calibre library (to make sure I preserved a copy), then going into the file system and manually deleting the new epub from the original folder. So I do still have a copy of the converted epub, but when I copy that back into the original folder, "epub" no longer appears as a format, even though the file is in the library. I do have the pdf and the mobi versions available in the original folder, if that will help me. Hoping someone can help this novice epub editor...

07-17-2023, 08:49 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,717 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@ajbird - in the Book details panel Formats list, right click on the ORIGINAL_EPUB and select Restore…, viz: BR

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Open The MDE (for that book):right click on Original....:

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ajbird Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2023 Device: all	Wow. You know you are dealing with a genuine novice (my first post to a help forum) when she is unable to parse the answer to her query. Is MDE the metadata editor? And if so, the original_epub is not listed there as an available format, if that is what I am supposed to select. Despite the fact that it shows up in calibre under the format column.

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