Help needed - bulk delete of a single format

ki5ck · 08-12-2023, 12:08 PM

I have many books in my library, and I'd like the formats to be only EPUB or PDF. I'd like to delete all my MOBI, AZW, LIT, etc. Is there a way to do this easily or will I have to go book by book? I do know every book has either EPUB or PDF as one of the formats.

I know how to see all the books with multiple formats, but I'd rather not have to go through all 1500 entries and delete formats one by one.

theducks · 08-12-2023, 12:53 PM

Did you look at the menu on the delete books icon???

How I might do it (if I was to clean out my Original-source formats
BACKUP.
1)Tn the Tag browser: formats: click the one you are tossing
2) Select all results
3)right click the delete icon (or a book):Remove books: Remove files of a specific format from selected.

This will NOT stop you from deleting a book that ONLY has that format

capink · 08-12-2023, 12:54 PM

First you want to filter out the books that contain either pdf of epub formats using the search below:

Code:

format:="EPUB" or format:="PDF"

After that select all the books resulting from this search, go to "Remove Books" > "Remove specific formats from selected books" > choose all the formats other than pdf of epub and press OK.

Note: Backup you library first in case anything goes wrong.

ki5ck · 08-12-2023, 02:48 PM

Thanks for all the help, this is what I needed!

08-12-2023, 12:08 PM	#1
ki5ck Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: iPhone, Note3	Help needed - bulk delete of a single format I have many books in my library, and I'd like the formats to be only EPUB or PDF. I'd like to delete all my MOBI, AZW, LIT, etc. Is there a way to do this easily or will I have to go book by book? I do know every book has either EPUB or PDF as one of the formats. I know how to see all the books with multiple formats, but I'd rather not have to go through all 1500 entries and delete formats one by one.

08-12-2023, 12:54 PM	#3
capink Wizard Posts: 1,213 Karma: 1995558 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kindle	First you want to filter out the books that contain either pdf of epub formats using the search below: Code: format:="EPUB" or format:="PDF" After that select all the books resulting from this search, go to "Remove Books" > "Remove specific formats from selected books" > choose all the formats other than pdf of epub and press OK. Note: Backup you library first in case anything goes wrong.

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08-12-2023, 12:53 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,175 Karma: 60406498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Did you look at the menu on the delete books icon??? How I might do it (if I was to clean out my Original-source formats BACKUP. 1)Tn the Tag browser: formats: click the one you are tossing 2) Select all results 3)right click the delete icon (or a book):Remove books: Remove files of a specific format from selected. This will NOT stop you from deleting a book that ONLY has that format

08-12-2023, 02:48 PM	#4
ki5ck Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: iPhone, Note3	Thanks for all the help, this is what I needed!