Folder names in calibre library - Page 2

slayda · 06-18-2014, 06:35 PM

I know this is an old thread but ...

Apparently Calibre names folders based on the "Author" field not the "Author sort" field.
There is a way to easily copy the "Author sort" field to the "Author" field for an individual book. Is there a way to quickly do this for all books in your library and then have all those folder names changed accordingly?

BetterRed · 06-18-2014, 07:02 PM

@slayda - try Manage Authors->Copy all author sort values to author

Might be an idea to create a test library with a few authors & books to make sure you get what you want. I would also recommend you ensure you have an up-to-date backup of the library.

BR

Sabardeyn · 06-19-2014, 04:49 PM

I would also recommend a test library which contains particularly awkward author names to see the results.

I considered a LN, FN file structure and even started to use one. But I found that calibre used a blank or comma at the end of the author's last name in the folder structure - which made finding things awkward for my purposes. There might have also been strangeness with complex names (ie, Smith-Johnson, Van de Camp, etc).

Between these two issues it made the LN, FN structure unacceptable for my purposes. As I recall, I was having trouble finding folders (my process required some manual file copying - don't ask!

).

About the time that I realized this my HDD died and I had to rebuild anyway.

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06-18-2014, 06:35 PM	#16
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	I know this is an old thread but ... Apparently Calibre names folders based on the "Author" field not the "Author sort" field. There is a way to easily copy the "Author sort" field to the "Author" field for an individual book. Is there a way to quickly do this for all books in your library and then have all those folder names changed accordingly?

06-18-2014, 07:02 PM	#17
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,733 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@slayda - try Manage Authors->Copy all author sort values to author Might be an idea to create a test library with a few authors & books to make sure you get what you want. I would also recommend you ensure you have an up-to-date backup of the library. BR

06-19-2014, 04:49 PM	#18
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	I would also recommend a test library which contains particularly awkward author names to see the results. I considered a LN, FN file structure and even started to use one. But I found that calibre used a blank or comma at the end of the author's last name in the folder structure - which made finding things awkward for my purposes. There might have also been strangeness with complex names (ie, Smith-Johnson, Van de Camp, etc). Between these two issues it made the LN, FN structure unacceptable for my purposes. As I recall, I was having trouble finding folders (my process required some manual file copying - don't ask! ). About the time that I realized this my HDD died and I had to rebuild anyway.

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