ADE and New Pc - Page 3

bookaho!ic · 11-07-2015, 05:55 AM

dont think i will reload everything from scratch to the kobo just new ones

(will keep a copy of new books in ADE too as a back up as well as cloud backup and usb)

bookaho!ic · 11-07-2015, 09:07 AM

One further question - is backing up calibre same as backing up ADE i.e. make a zip drive of the calibre library in 'my documents folder?

Thanks

HarryT · 11-07-2015, 09:35 AM

Yes, just back up your Calibre library folder.

bookaho!ic · 11-07-2015, 10:13 AM

OK one more question I hope. If calibre fails to de drm a book can i just run that book again or do i have to remove then add book again to library

Thanks in advance

HarryT · 11-07-2015, 10:26 AM

Firstly, it's important to note that Calibre is not a DRM-removal tool. This is important, because in many countries it is of course illegal to write or distribute such tools, and Calibre doesn't break any laws. You may have added "plug-ins" to your Calibre installation that carry out that task, but they are not a part of Calibre!

If you want to re-add a book to your Calibre library, you can either delete the entire book and then re-add it, or you can just delete the format you want to replace, and then re-add that format. The latter is easier if you've spent time editing the metadata of the book, for example.

bookaho!ic · 11-07-2015, 10:57 AM

not spent time doing anything just converting books using apprentice alf plugin so just need to know do i need to delete and re add to try to de drm or just run convert again

HarryT · 11-07-2015, 11:26 AM

You need to delete and re-add.

bookaho!ic · 11-07-2015, 12:09 PM

Thanks sorry for being such a noob

eschwartz · 11-07-2015, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookaho!ic

how? sorry am used to dragging and dropping through ADE? never used calibre like this?

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Right click on the book, and select "Send to Device" from the pop-up menu.

... Or use the Send to Device toolbar icon.

Also worth noting is that you can select multiple books and send them at once.
Since calibre natively understands how to deal with ereaders, it automatically sends them to the right place, and if necessary converts them to the right format in the process.

And since you have a Kobo, calibre can also create collections for you.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=193184

Device integration is a powerful thing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookaho!ic

also one more question if i get all through calibre and de drm would you suggest to then take all books off kobo and start again or just ensure all books from now on are loaded through calibre?

sorry for all the noob questions lol

You don't need to remove your books from the device and resend them, just send the new ones that way.
You might need to resend them to fix the metadata, by my personal preference I hate the junk that appears in titles.

And metadata needs to match up if you want to manage collections via calibre as I mentioned above.

bookaho!ic · 11-08-2015, 04:12 AM

thank you all for your help. All done ran over night however noticed that Calibre library is double the size of the ADE library - should i therefore be going into the library and remove each original_epub from the path? as in the path there is an epub and original_epub i assume the one titled EPUB is the new converted one?

What does everyone else do

eschwartz · 11-08-2015, 04:20 AM

Well, I don't know why you converted all your books, an EPUB-to-EPUB conversion is typically done in order to pummel a badly-formatted book into shape -- for people who don't edit it themselves.

An EPUB-to-EPUB conversion is definitely not needed for DeDRM purposes.

But yes, if you have an ORIGINAL_EPUB it means you converted and now you have two copies of the book.
The regular EPUB is the newly-converted one, the ORIGINAL_EPUB is of course the original.

You can right-click on the ORIGINAL_EPUB in calibre and restore it, or delete it. Depends on which one you want to keep.

bookaho!ic · 11-08-2015, 04:26 AM

lol i had same conversation with oh i did not know which needed to run through apprentise alf and which didnt so just converted the lot (thats why it took over 18 hours oops)

HarryT · 11-08-2015, 04:28 AM

Alf's tools run on import, not on conversion.

bookaho!ic · 11-08-2015, 04:39 AM

oh there is so much i have yet to learn still its done now

so next time i purchase a drm'd book i open in ADE, then open calibre and import book and it should be stripped? is that correct

pdurrant · 11-08-2015, 04:50 AM

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11-08-2015, 04:20 AM	#41
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Well, I don't know why you converted all your books, an EPUB-to-EPUB conversion is typically done in order to pummel a badly-formatted book into shape -- for people who don't edit it themselves. An EPUB-to-EPUB conversion is definitely not needed for DeDRM purposes. But yes, if you have an ORIGINAL_EPUB it means you converted and now you have two copies of the book. The regular EPUB is the newly-converted one, the ORIGINAL_EPUB is of course the original. You can right-click on the ORIGINAL_EPUB in calibre and restore it, or delete it. Depends on which one you want to keep. Last edited by eschwartz; 11-08-2015 at 04:23 AM.

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11-07-2015, 05:55 AM	#31
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	dont think i will reload everything from scratch to the kobo just new ones (will keep a copy of new books in ADE too as a back up as well as cloud backup and usb)

11-07-2015, 09:07 AM	#32
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	One further question - is backing up calibre same as backing up ADE i.e. make a zip drive of the calibre library in 'my documents folder? Thanks

11-07-2015, 09:35 AM	#33
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yes, just back up your Calibre library folder.

11-07-2015, 10:13 AM	#34
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	OK one more question I hope. If calibre fails to de drm a book can i just run that book again or do i have to remove then add book again to library Thanks in advance

11-07-2015, 10:26 AM	#35
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Firstly, it's important to note that Calibre is not a DRM-removal tool. This is important, because in many countries it is of course illegal to write or distribute such tools, and Calibre doesn't break any laws. You may have added "plug-ins" to your Calibre installation that carry out that task, but they are not a part of Calibre! If you want to re-add a book to your Calibre library, you can either delete the entire book and then re-add it, or you can just delete the format you want to replace, and then re-add that format. The latter is easier if you've spent time editing the metadata of the book, for example.

11-07-2015, 10:57 AM	#36
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	not spent time doing anything just converting books using apprentice alf plugin so just need to know do i need to delete and re add to try to de drm or just run convert again

11-07-2015, 11:26 AM	#37
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You need to delete and re-add.

11-07-2015, 12:09 PM	#38
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	Thanks sorry for being such a noob

11-08-2015, 04:12 AM	#40
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	thank you all for your help. All done ran over night however noticed that Calibre library is double the size of the ADE library - should i therefore be going into the library and remove each original_epub from the path? as in the path there is an epub and original_epub i assume the one titled EPUB is the new converted one? What does everyone else do

11-08-2015, 04:26 AM	#42
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	lol i had same conversation with oh i did not know which needed to run through apprentise alf and which didnt so just converted the lot (thats why it took over 18 hours oops)

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11-08-2015, 04:28 AM	#43
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Alf's tools run on import, not on conversion.

11-08-2015, 04:39 AM	#44
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	oh there is so much i have yet to learn still its done now so next time i purchase a drm'd book i open in ADE, then open calibre and import book and it should be stripped? is that correct

11-08-2015, 04:50 AM	#45
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,948 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Moderator Notice Members are reminded that detailed help with DRM removal tools is still not permitted at MobileRead. Anyone having difficulty should ask for help at the place they obtained the tools, not at MobileRead.