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Old 05-19-2019, 10:31 PM   #1
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Calibre filling up Windows Temp folder
I notice there is A LOT of left over temp directories w/ images of books I've imported to my library (cbz, png, epub, jpg, pdf, docx, mobi, etc)

This is stored on %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Temp\

Some of these temp files were books I added 1+ years ago

WRT Calibre... is it safe to purge this directory?

I'm surprised Calibre doesn't clean up files it writes to the temp folder.

Can I change the setting to tell Calibre to write to a folder that is NOT on the same partition as Windows?
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Old 05-20-2019, 03:33 AM   #2
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Can I change the setting to tell Calibre to write to a folder that is NOT on the same partition as Windows?
Yes, see ==>> CALIBRE_TEMP_DIR

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Old 05-20-2019, 05:25 AM   #3
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calibre always deletes all temp files it creates unless it is shutdown uncleanly/crashes.
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Old 05-08-2023, 03:51 PM   #4
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calibre always deletes all temp files it creates unless it is shutdown uncleanly/crashes.
Is it possible to tell it to use some other folder/drive for temp files?

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The problem I have with the TEMP folder is that when importing a very large amount of ebooks (120 GB) that folder keeps growing until the process is finished or cancelled and I have to use a very slow drive because I don't have enough free space on my SSD.

Could it be possible to delete the files once they've been used instead of waiting until the end?
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Old 04-16-2025, 12:35 PM   #8
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Import your books in batches, doing that large an import will cause you other issues as well.
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Import your books in batches, doing that large an import will cause you other issues as well.
I'll keep it in mind. Many thanks.
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An ABEND (abnormal ending) can lose all or part of a import session.
By doing small batches, at worst, you just lose that batches work and have to repeat only that.
the Calibre Library (folder) does not need SSD speed. Rotating rust is fine for that)
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The problem I have with the TEMP folder is that when importing a very large amount of ebooks (120 GB) that folder keeps growing until the process is finished or cancelled and I have to use a very slow drive because I don't have enough free space on my SSD.
Perchance are you a direct report to Mark Zuckerberg?
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