How to see / find path and file used to import?

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

If you know the original file extension, you can try using Everything to filter for all files of that type and see if you can track it down.

Or if you don't mind installing a 30-day trial, the professional version of Agent Ransack can search through various files (including ePub, but not mobi or azw3) so you can try searching for a text string.

That assumes you retain the file after adding it to calibre; I for one don't.

The advent of TdeM's GFN meant I could stop copying and pasting the full path of the file I added into my #came_from column when I add a book.

Originally Posted by FrustratedReader

I do know what directories I use. The problem was the zero correlation between some file names and titles.

I only use search tools to search file contents - mainly Windows Search (including EPUBs), sometimes X1 or File Locator or for simple stuff a 2014 edition of xplorer² file manager.

BR

[pazos]

You can use find with the -exec flag to grep for a string. The program https://github.com/phiresky/ripgrep-all can search pdfs, epubs, office documents and other media types.

In short: use find to search for containers/mimes on certain modified dates and exec rga to find a given string for each file match.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

That assumes you retain the file after adding it to calibre; I for one don't.

I actually download ePubs right into a Calibre autoimport folder. Saves a few clicks.