Auto-Sync Computer Library Contents to Device

sweebez · Yesterday, 04:31 PM

Apologies if this has been asked before, but is there a straightforward way to automatically (or with a single click) one-way sync changes from the computer library to a connected device (basically, what iTunes was doing in 2001)? If I add a book to the computer library, it should be copied to the device, and if I remove a book from the computer library, it should be deleted from the device. Is that possible? I see "Send to Device" can add books from the computer to the device, but I do not see an automatic way to remove books that were deleted from the computer library. It would be great to not have to manually duplicate every change across two libraries (computer and device). Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

PeterT · Yesterday, 06:25 PM

Check out the [GUI Plugin] SmartEject. It won't automatically copy the books but will display what is NOT on the device and let you transfer them.

sweebez · Yesterday, 08:51 PM

Thanks, and it's a good start -- Since Calibre already has "On Device" and "In Library" tags, I would have hoped it would be relatively straightforward to Delete if InLibrary=N and Copy if OnDevice=N. I suspect the implementation somehow complicates matters in a way that is not immediately obvious, but if anyone knows of a plugin that handles something similar, I'd be very interested in hearing about it!

Sirtel · Yesterday, 09:03 PM

Maybe the Reading List plugin can do it. I don't use it myself, so can't say for sure.

sweebez · Yesterday, 10:28 PM

Good idea. Tried it today, but could not figure out how to make it work as intended. Willing to keep trying other plugins if they're out there!

kodermike · Today, 12:07 AM

Reading List is the answer. In the config menu you can select what books get transferred (you can supply a regular search expression), and even say which reading lists are applied to which device. There’s a decide tab for letting reading list know the connected device is one it should consider. Then whenever a device connects that’s in that list, read list can run at connect and update the device. I use it with a headless setup to update my koreader readers.

Yesterday, 04:31 PM	#1
sweebez Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2025 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2024)	Auto-Sync Computer Library Contents to Device Apologies if this has been asked before, but is there a straightforward way to automatically (or with a single click) one-way sync changes from the computer library to a connected device (basically, what iTunes was doing in 2001)? If I add a book to the computer library, it should be copied to the device, and if I remove a book from the computer library, it should be deleted from the device. Is that possible? I see "Send to Device" can add books from the computer to the device, but I do not see an automatic way to remove books that were deleted from the computer library. It would be great to not have to manually duplicate every change across two libraries (computer and device). Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

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Yesterday, 06:25 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,275 Karma: 78869092 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Check out the [GUI Plugin] SmartEject. It won't automatically copy the books but will display what is NOT on the device and let you transfer them.

Yesterday, 08:51 PM	#3
sweebez Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2025 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2024)	Thanks, and it's a good start -- Since Calibre already has "On Device" and "In Library" tags, I would have hoped it would be relatively straightforward to Delete if InLibrary=N and Copy if OnDevice=N. I suspect the implementation somehow complicates matters in a way that is not immediately obvious, but if anyone knows of a plugin that handles something similar, I'd be very interested in hearing about it!

Yesterday, 09:03 PM	#4
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,099 Karma: 237627567 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	Maybe the Reading List plugin can do it. I don't use it myself, so can't say for sure.

Yesterday, 10:28 PM	#5
sweebez Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2025 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2024)	Good idea. Tried it today, but could not figure out how to make it work as intended. Willing to keep trying other plugins if they're out there!

Today, 12:07 AM	#6
kodermike Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2024 Location: PNW, US Device: kobo	Reading List is the answer. In the config menu you can select what books get transferred (you can supply a regular search expression), and even say which reading lists are applied to which device. There’s a decide tab for letting reading list know the connected device is one it should consider. Then whenever a device connects that’s in that list, read list can run at connect and update the device. I use it with a headless setup to update my koreader readers.