Possible to save to disk only books not previously saved?

jsibley · 03-06-2023, 06:59 PM

Hello,

Is there any way to tell within Calibre which books have not already been "saved to disk" in the current locations and/or to save to disk without re-saving books that are already in the expected locations?

Thanks!

theducks · 03-06-2023, 07:19 PM

Save to disk refers to Device (storage), not Calibre.
ondevice:false eliminates those already there (It can't detect name changes).
Now you choices are just candidates

jsibley · 03-07-2023, 11:14 AM

Thank you, is there an option in the user interface (somewhere in preferences?) to set ondevice:false?

theducks · 03-07-2023, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsibley

Thank you, is there an option in the user interface (somewhere in preferences?) to set ondevice:false?

That is a search column name that can only be USED ONLY WHEN DEVICE IS CONNECTED

BetterRed · 03-07-2023, 04:18 PM

@theducks - I'm confused, the ondevice/On device column is set by the Send to Device tool - e.g. a Kobo, Kindle, Nook etc.

But the OP refers to Save to Disk, i.e. save book to a file system location - e.g. C:\Users\fred\SavedBooks.

@jsibley - can you confirm whether you're asking about the Save to Disk tool or the Send to Device tool.

If it's Save to Disk the answer is no. You could set a Yes/No custom column manually when you do the save, which you might be able to automate with the Action Chain plugin.

BR

Sunlite · 03-08-2023, 05:54 AM

You could use a file device instead of a Save to Disc. That is just a connection to a folder on your computer or other storage device that does contains the library files that are needed to see the onDevice mark when connected.

03-06-2023, 06:59 PM	#1
jsibley Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2020 Device: Kindle	Possible to save to disk only books not previously saved? Hello, Is there any way to tell within Calibre which books have not already been "saved to disk" in the current locations and/or to save to disk without re-saving books that are already in the expected locations? Thanks!

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03-06-2023, 07:19 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,076 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Save to disk refers to Device (storage), not Calibre. ondevice:false eliminates those already there (It can't detect name changes). Now you choices are just candidates

03-07-2023, 11:14 AM	#3
jsibley Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2020 Device: Kindle	Thank you, is there an option in the user interface (somewhere in preferences?) to set ondevice:false?

03-07-2023, 04:18 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,740 Karma: 30237526 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@theducks - I'm confused, the ondevice/On device column is set by the Send to Device tool - e.g. a Kobo, Kindle, Nook etc. But the OP refers to Save to Disk, i.e. save book to a file system location - e.g. C:\Users\fred\SavedBooks. @jsibley - can you confirm whether you're asking about the Save to Disk tool or the Send to Device tool. If it's Save to Disk the answer is no. You could set a Yes/No custom column manually when you do the save, which you might be able to automate with the Action Chain plugin. BR

03-08-2023, 05:54 AM	#6
Sunlite Addict Posts: 206 Karma: 547516 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: KObo Clara, Kobo Aura, PRS-T1, PB602, CyBook Gen3	You could use a file device instead of a Save to Disc. That is just a connection to a folder on your computer or other storage device that does contains the library files that are needed to see the onDevice mark when connected.