Hi everyone. New user with a question about Calibre :)

Rover2030 · 10-15-2024, 02:00 AM

Hi everyone,

I hope you all have a wonderful time.

I'm a new user here trying to figure out a solution to a problem I'm facing while using Calibre version 6.29 on MacOS Monterey. I tried to convert a 1.1 GB eBook in ePub format to PDF using the "Print" option in eBook Viewer, however due to not having enough disk space, the conversion failed halfway through, giving an error about not having enough space on the disk. I tried deleting some movies to clear some space and then trying again the conversion process, but I ran into the same issue. The problem is that each time the conversion process fails, I closed the eBook Viewer, but the hard disk free space stayed at a reduced level. Each time I tried to convert the eBook, and it failed, about 5GB-6GB of free space on my hard drive was gone. It seems that some large temporary files have been created on my hard drive, which I can't find and delete them. Calibre itself didn't delete them after each failure either.

Does any of you know where these temporary files are stored on MacOS?

I hope I didn't violate the posting rules by asking this question in my Introduction Post. I tried to post it on the Calibre section, but I couldn't find the option to post there.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sirtel · 10-15-2024, 09:53 AM

Hello and welcome to MobileRead!

I can see you already posted in the calibre forum and also figured out the solution.

10-15-2024, 02:00 AM	#1
Rover2030 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2024 Device: MacPro2013	Hi everyone. New user with a question about Calibre :) Hi everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful time. I'm a new user here trying to figure out a solution to a problem I'm facing while using Calibre version 6.29 on MacOS Monterey. I tried to convert a 1.1 GB eBook in ePub format to PDF using the "Print" option in eBook Viewer, however due to not having enough disk space, the conversion failed halfway through, giving an error about not having enough space on the disk. I tried deleting some movies to clear some space and then trying again the conversion process, but I ran into the same issue. The problem is that each time the conversion process fails, I closed the eBook Viewer, but the hard disk free space stayed at a reduced level. Each time I tried to convert the eBook, and it failed, about 5GB-6GB of free space on my hard drive was gone. It seems that some large temporary files have been created on my hard drive, which I can't find and delete them. Calibre itself didn't delete them after each failure either. Does any of you know where these temporary files are stored on MacOS? I hope I didn't violate the posting rules by asking this question in my Introduction Post. I tried to post it on the Calibre section, but I couldn't find the option to post there. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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10-15-2024, 09:53 AM	#2
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,473 Karma: 239219543 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Hello and welcome to MobileRead! I can see you already posted in the calibre forum and also figured out the solution.

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