Hi need help with cordinating data on device and in library

pinky62 · 08-02-2018, 09:48 AM

Hi the other i accidentally switched to device view(my dropbox) is connected and realized half the library on device is not showing like on calibre. I can individually edit and match books and update cache. But I have 10000 books so it would be tedious. Is there a plugin or short cut to update device where calibre library is automatically saved exactly like it on device? I am attaching screenshots of calibre library and second shot is device view TIA

theducks · 08-02-2018, 12:08 PM

If the device (folder) is connected
the 2 search keywords ondevice and inlibrary apply, depending on the view. The not, usually inverts the results

to find those in the Library, but not the folder
In Library view
search not ondevice: true to find those not in the folder.

to find things in the folder, but not in the library.
Library view
search not inlibrary: false

pinky62 · 08-02-2018, 01:07 PM

I have run not inlibrary: false in library view as shown in screenshot says 12923 of 13568 books. And not ondevice: true 13568 attaching screenshots dont understand what it means help pls

theducks · 08-02-2018, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pinky62

I have run not inlibrary: false in library view as shown in screenshot says 12923 of 13568 books. And not ondevice: true 13568 attaching screenshots dont understand what it means help pls

InLibrary only works from Device view. (BTW was the on device column just off screen. the device must be connected for either direction to work)

pinky62 · 08-02-2018, 02:05 PM

So will I have to match books showing up i Device View individually?

davidfor · 08-02-2018, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinky62

So will I have to match books showing up i Device View individually?

Very possibly. Calibre tries to match the books based on the metadata in the library and the books. If it can't, you can manually match them and save this for the next connection.

Looking at the screenshots, in the device view, I can see a lot of books with the author and title swapped. If you have fixed these in the library, that would prevent the matching. And the author formats are a mix of "LN, FN" and "FN FN". The former is likely to cause mismatching.

If you have been cleaning up the metadata, I would suggest removing the books that look like the have metadata problems from the "device" and resending them. There is a good chance they will match after that. Hopefully that will reduce the problem to a more manageable state.

08-02-2018, 09:48 AM	#1
pinky62 Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: kindle paper white	Hi need help with cordinating data on device and in library Hi the other i accidentally switched to device view(my dropbox) is connected and realized half the library on device is not showing like on calibre. I can individually edit and match books and update cache. But I have 10000 books so it would be tedious. Is there a plugin or short cut to update device where calibre library is automatically saved exactly like it on device? I am attaching screenshots of calibre library and second shot is device view TIA Attached Thumbnails

08-02-2018, 01:07 PM	#3
pinky62 Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: kindle paper white	I have run not inlibrary: false in library view as shown in screenshot says 12923 of 13568 books. And not ondevice: true 13568 attaching screenshots dont understand what it means help pls Attached Thumbnails Last edited by pinky62; 08-02-2018 at 01:10 PM. Reason: adding attachments

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,055 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	If the device (folder) is connected the 2 search keywords ondevice and inlibrary apply, depending on the view. The not, usually inverts the results to find those in the Library, but not the folder In Library view search not ondevice: true to find those not in the folder. to find things in the folder, but not in the library. Library view search not inlibrary: false

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pinky62 Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: kindle paper white	So will I have to match books showing up i Device View individually?