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If you Remove the Book then its gone from the database, the book folder is removed and if empty the author folder too. If you only want to use calibre to convert and sort out the metadata and save to your preferred locations then remove the book is fine. If you use calibres command line interface then you're not wedded to its database or folder structure BR |
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I was also resistant to not having full control over the directory structure BUT when you consider the size of hard drives today and how important our book collections are to most of us, it only makes sense to make full use of calibre's features. This includes keeping a "no touch except through the program" attitude to the directory structure of the library.
We can maintain our collections, add to them, and view them through calibre and for those who are as ocd as I am, do a save to disk in our own naming format. Having two copies of every book is just normal backup for me anyway. The only complaint I have is not being able to add a book in another format to an existing entry. Or maybe I still need to find how to do that ![]() |
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Also if you change the file type selector to All (*.*) you can add non ebook files, e.g. the movie of the book. They will show up in Book Details You'll find a related discussion about having more than one file of the same format within the same Book in this thread ===>>> https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=219182 BR |
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I guess I'm dense but don't we all keep backups of our libraries?
If you like calibre for it's organization and love your own file structure for day to day use why not use calibre for your organization and backup on another drive. It works very well with the library on my external usb hard drive. I was very resistant to the file structure thing until I started using epub as the main reading format after purchasing a tablet. Once I got used to the various methods of exporting it made me rethink my problems. I had been resistant because my device didn't read metadata and the only way I could read a series in order was to have the series name/number in the title. When I saw that I can do this so easily on export it removed the last of my resistance to using calibre for maintaining my entire library in all formats, not just epub. |
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