Renaming files

victormpalma · 07-14-2020, 09:05 AM

Hi, everyone! I am wondering if it is possible to use calibre to rename all my e-book files using a pattern such as "Author - Title (series vol. #)". I've been doing this manually... I did not find anything about this, only instruction on how to rename the contents of an e-book file. Does anyone know anything that could help me get more efficient? Thanks in advance.

theducks · 07-14-2020, 09:55 AM

The issue is Kindle (assumes the rename was for the destination device)
The K uses internals for its bookshelves

Use the Preferences: Metadata Plugboard
You only need to add Series to the title field. Author is its own field in the Kindle
(I have the index Before the title because I want to sort titles by series Order. Also note: I use the Collections PI for Series, but that needs a Jailbreak on later models than my K4)

OTOH
If you wanted to rename INSIDE the Library folder. NO NO NO, you will break Calibre finding the book again. There is a sticky or FAQ on this

07-14-2020, 09:05 AM	#1
victormpalma Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Device: kindle	Renaming files Hi, everyone! I am wondering if it is possible to use calibre to rename all my e-book files using a pattern such as "Author - Title (series vol. #)". I've been doing this manually... I did not find anything about this, only instruction on how to rename the contents of an e-book file. Does anyone know anything that could help me get more efficient? Thanks in advance.

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07-14-2020, 09:55 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,249 Karma: 61360164 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	The issue is Kindle (assumes the rename was for the destination device) The K uses internals for its bookshelves Use the Preferences: Metadata Plugboard You only need to add Series to the title field. Author is its own field in the Kindle (I have the index Before the title because I want to sort titles by series Order. Also note: I use the Collections PI for Series, but that needs a Jailbreak on later models than my K4) OTOH If you wanted to rename INSIDE the Library folder. NO NO NO, you will break Calibre finding the book again. There is a sticky or FAQ on this