Folder structure

degroove · 02-16-2026, 11:38 PM

Hello,

My folders show up as first name last name (Stephen King) and I was looking how to restructure to have them as last name, first name (King, Stephen).

I was very surprised to see that my saving template in the preference is actually on author_sort, and that author_sort is King, Stephen, and that in fact the example shows that this specific book should be saved as King, Stephen.

But all my books are still saved in the Stephen King structure, and even after reaffirming the setting and saving a new book, it didn't matter.

Any thought on what's going on?

DNSB · Yesterday, 12:13 AM

If you are looking at the structure of the calibre library, you can not modify the naming convention and storage without creating your own version of calibre. The save to disk template is for files saved outside of calibre's library.

Treat the calibre library as a black box and don't muck around with the contents.

See this message from 2011: Want to change folder structure or file names in the Calibre library?.

Sirtel · Yesterday, 01:20 AM

You can change your authors to last name, first name with the Quality Check plugin. This changes the folder names too.

Sirtel · Yesterday, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

If you are looking at the structure of the calibre library, you can not modify the naming convention and storage without creating your own version of calibre. The save to disk template is for files saved outside of calibre's library.

Treat the calibre library as a black box and don't muck around with the contents.

See this message from 2011: Want to change folder structure or file names in the Calibre library?.

Having the authors as last name, first name is an exception and entirely possible.

degroove · Today, 08:58 AM

I thought I would add screenshot to show why I am confused.

The template section of save to disk shows the way I would like it to be saved.

But the folder picture shows how it is saved.

Why is there a disconnect? Or am I misunderstanding what the template should be doing?

PeterT · Today, 10:01 AM

See https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui.html#save-to-disk

Save to Disk is not the same as the library structure; it's a means of exporting content from calibre

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BetterRed · Today, 03:49 PM

To reinforce what others have posted:

Save to Disk is an Action that copies a 'book' from the library to another location, as specified in Preferences->Save to disk.

It does not determine the naming of folders within the library, they are determined by the calibre software, and that's not going to change.

BR

02-16-2026, 11:38 PM	#1
degroove Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2023 Device: iPad	Folder structure Hello, My folders show up as first name last name (Stephen King) and I was looking how to restructure to have them as last name, first name (King, Stephen). I was very surprised to see that my saving template in the preference is actually on author_sort, and that author_sort is King, Stephen, and that in fact the example shows that this specific book should be saved as King, Stephen. But all my books are still saved in the Stephen King structure, and even after reaffirming the setting and saving a new book, it didn't matter. Any thought on what's going on?

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 50,352 Karma: 178402650 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	If you are looking at the structure of the calibre library, you can not modify the naming convention and storage without creating your own version of calibre. The save to disk template is for files saved outside of calibre's library. Treat the calibre library as a black box and don't muck around with the contents. See this message from 2011: Want to change folder structure or file names in the Calibre library?.

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 14,719 Karma: 245099999 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	You can change your authors to last name, first name with the Quality Check plugin. This changes the folder names too.

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PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,827 Karma: 80512154 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	See https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gui.html#save-to-disk Save to Disk is not the same as the library structure; it's a means of exporting content from calibre Sent from my Pixel 9a using Tapatalk

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BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,349 Karma: 30621608 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	To reinforce what others have posted: Save to Disk is an Action that copies a 'book' from the library to another location, as specified in Preferences->Save to disk. It does not determine the naming of folders within the library, they are determined by the calibre software, and that's not going to change. BR