Copy Calibre setup and selected books to new device

[foosion]

I'd like to copy my Calibre setup (preferences, Overdrive Libby key, etc.) and selected books to a USB stick and then to a new computer.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...ter-to-another starts with right clicking the Calibre icon on the toolbar, but I don't seem to have a Calibre icon.

Will copying metadata.db and metadata_db_prefs_backup.json from my library, plus the book folders I want, work?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by foosion

I'd like to copy my Calibre setup (preferences, Overdrive Libby key, etc.) and selected books to a USB stick and then to a new computer.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...ter-to-another starts with right clicking the Calibre icon on the toolbar, but I don't seem to have a Calibre icon.

Will copying metadata.db and metadata_db_prefs_backup.json from my library, plus the book folders I want, work?

You'll need to copy your configuration folder too.

Export-import is the best way to move everything from one computer to another, and you need the calibre icon for this. Go to Preferences -> Toolbars and menus, and take a look at what you have on your toolbars.

[enuddleyarbl]

It's should be the icon you use to choose your library:

[foosion]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

You'll need to copy your configuration folder too.

Export-import is the best way to move everything from one computer to another, and you need the calibre icon for this. Go to Preferences -> Toolbars and menus, and take a look at what you have on your toolbars.

C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Roaming\calibre is the configuration folder? I'm going to a mac so copy to ~/Library/Preferences/calibre?

Exactly which toolbar and menu item do I want? I'm not seeing Export-import in either the main toolbar list or the menu bar list in Preferences

Is there a way to move only selected books? I suppose I could send everything to a USB stick, then open that and delete everything I don't want to move over.

I have the feeling I'm missing the obvious.

[foosion]

Originally Posted by enuddleyarbl

It's should be the icon you use to choose your library:

Aha. It's Calibre library in the main toolbar list.

The main remaining question is how to copy only selected books rather than the entire library. I only want to copy a small portion of the library.

Create a new library on my current machine and only add selected books to that?

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by foosion

Create a new library on my current machine and only add selected books to that?

Yes, that's the best way.