Windows: Libraries and jumplists

ownedbycats · 03-01-2026, 11:11 AM

Windows lets you drag a file to the taskbar, which adds it to the associated application's jumplist. When I tried this with Calibre, it added metadata.db to the library

Is there a way to accomplish it?

BetterRed · 03-01-2026, 04:58 PM

What did you drag?

Was it a library folder?

What did you see before you dropped it? I see this with a text file.

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and I get this

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That's Windows 10, calibre 9.4. I can well believe Windows 11 would be different.

BR

Comfy.n · 03-01-2026, 05:05 PM

I never thought this is possible but it works for me.

What is the use case?

ownedbycats · 03-01-2026, 05:27 PM

I dragged the metadata.db - I try the folder

EDIT: It tried to add every book in my library

ownedbycats · 03-01-2026, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comfy.n

I never thought this is possible but it works for me.

What is the use case?

I wanted to directly open a library instead of opening Calibre and switching inside

BetterRed · 03-01-2026, 05:55 PM

Create a shortcut with something like this in the Target:

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe" --with-library "D:\Calibre\Libraries\Books"

I have one for each of my libraries in the Send to folder

BR

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 11:15 AM

That works. Of course now I have four in my start menu (calibre, calibre-development, and my two libraries), lol

03-01-2026, 11:11 AM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,595 Karma: 81412473 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Windows: Libraries and jumplists Windows lets you drag a file to the taskbar, which adds it to the associated application's jumplist. When I tried this with Calibre, it added metadata.db to the library Is there a way to accomplish it? Last edited by ownedbycats; 03-01-2026 at 11:15 AM.

03-01-2026, 04:58 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,457 Karma: 31000056 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	What did you drag? Was it a library folder? What did you see before you dropped it? I see this with a text file. and I get this That's Windows 10, calibre 9.4. I can well believe Windows 11 would be different. BR

03-01-2026, 05:05 PM	#3
Comfy.n want to learn what I want Posts: 2,000 Karma: 7955879 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: none	I never thought this is possible but it works for me. What is the use case? Attached Thumbnails

03-01-2026, 05:55 PM	#6
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,457 Karma: 31000056 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Create a shortcut with something like this in the Target: Code: "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe" --with-library "D:\Calibre\Libraries\Books" I have one for each of my libraries in the Send to folder BR

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03-01-2026, 05:27 PM	#4
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,595 Karma: 81412473 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I dragged the metadata.db - I try the folder EDIT: It tried to add every book in my library

Yesterday, 11:15 AM	#7
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,595 Karma: 81412473 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	That works. Of course now I have four in my start menu (calibre, calibre-development, and my two libraries), lol