How to tell Calibre a search directory

Harzmounty · 11-03-2022, 01:58 PM

Hello,

when connecting my new Galaxy tablet to the PC, Calibre always starts to check all files stored in the main directory and the SD card.

Since I have a lot of music files and many fotos stored on the SD card, it takes up to 5 minutes until this check is finished.

But all my ebooks are stored in one folder on the SD card, so I would like to set up Caibre that only this folder is checked, in order to shorten the "check for documents" time.

Could anybody tell me if and how that is possible?

Thanks
Harzmounty

theducks · 11-03-2022, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harzmounty

Hello,

when connecting my new Galaxy tablet to the PC, Calibre always starts to check all files stored in the main directory and the SD card.

Since I have a lot of music files and many fotos stored on the SD card, it takes up to 5 minutes until this check is finished.

But all my ebooks are stored in one folder on the SD card, so I would like to set up Caibre that only this folder is checked, in order to shorten the "check for documents" time.

Could anybody tell me if and how that is possible?

Thanks
Harzmounty

Let it run, when it completes there will be 2 files written (calibre in name) on each found drive. Do not remove these as the have 2 functions. The match The Calibre that was connected at that time and where it found files.
This is the speedup used for later connections. You delete or move, it starts all over.

Quoth · 11-03-2022, 03:08 PM

Then go to the Device settings and edit which folders/directories to exclude. Probably edit to scan only Books on the SD card. Then next time you connect it will be much faster.

You can't edit the folder list on Calibre till after you have connected and an intial scan is done. So now if I get a new phone/tablet/SD Card I make a folder in SD Card called Books and connect to calibre before installing any apps, musric, video etc.

Harzmounty · 11-04-2022, 03:13 AM

Thanks,

that did the job

11-03-2022, 01:58 PM	#1
Harzmounty Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2019 Device: Kobo Aura One	How to tell Calibre a search directory Hello, when connecting my new Galaxy tablet to the PC, Calibre always starts to check all files stored in the main directory and the SD card. Since I have a lot of music files and many fotos stored on the SD card, it takes up to 5 minutes until this check is finished. But all my ebooks are stored in one folder on the SD card, so I would like to set up Caibre that only this folder is checked, in order to shorten the "check for documents" time. Could anybody tell me if and how that is possible? Thanks Harzmounty

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11-03-2022, 03:08 PM	#3
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,033 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Then go to the Device settings and edit which folders/directories to exclude. Probably edit to scan only Books on the SD card. Then next time you connect it will be much faster. You can't edit the folder list on Calibre till after you have connected and an intial scan is done. So now if I get a new phone/tablet/SD Card I make a folder in SD Card called Books and connect to calibre before installing any apps, musric, video etc.

11-04-2022, 03:13 AM	#4
Harzmounty Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2019 Device: Kobo Aura One	Thanks, that did the job

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