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Old 08-09-2012, 08:31 PM   #1
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Here sometime in the future I will be getting a new laptop. I currently have about 8,000 books stored in my Calibre library. I also have them stored on a USB memory stick. Will I have to re-download Calibre on the new computer and re-add them one by one or is there a way Calibre can detect them on my memory stick?
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Old 08-09-2012, 09:32 PM   #2
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Here sometime in the future I will be getting a new laptop. I currently have about 8,000 books stored in my Calibre library. I also have them stored on a USB memory stick. Will I have to re-download Calibre on the new computer and re-add them one by one or is there a way Calibre can detect them on my memory stick?
Just Install Calibre as normal:
1a) When asked about the Library Location, point it to the folder on the Memory Stick
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1b) Make a New Location (on the hard drive), then Quit. Now copy the entire (USB stick)Library folder CONTENTS, into the new Library folder: replacing Metadata.db

IMHO 1b has great a speed (performance) advantage over 1a
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Old 08-10-2012, 05:57 PM   #4
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Thanks for the info!! It will help when the time comes!
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Move your library to a Dropbox folder. Then you can have the library available on all your computers.
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Move your library to a Dropbox folder. Then you can have the library available on all your computers.
Better off networking the computers and then you can access (one at a time) the library from any computer (on the network) you want.

As for Dropbox, there are issues using a Calibre library on it such as the Dropbox app having a lock on the library and Calibre not getting th access it needs.
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