Moving from Windows to Mac - Page 3

JSWolf · 12-27-2022, 04:11 PM

The USB adapter I have has a USB-A connector and an attached USB-C adapter. When I use the USB-C adapter, it is noticeably faster then using the USB 3 port.

theducks · 12-28-2022, 10:00 AM

I am painfully aware where my data bottlenecks are

and try to rest the blame where it belongs. (And I am pleasantly surprised when a device exceeds exceptions.

To quote my old ISP speed test report "Whoa! That is fast")

Quoth · 12-28-2022, 11:49 AM

I've only 1 Mbps up and 8 Mbps down. Which on speed tests is about 1 & 7.45 at busy time.

Floppies were slow or very slow. If you had HDDs on both computers then almost any sort of cabled system was faster, otherwise if both computers only had floppies making a local copy was better.

A 100 Mbps LAN is slower than most 5400rpm and better HDDs made in last 10 years. A 1000Mbps LAN will certainly beat any inferior USB adaptor for IDE or SATA if both computers are decent and truly support 1Gbps.
An original Firewire can still beat USB 2.x even though 400 Mbps sounds slower than 480 Mbps USB, because overhead in USB.

On decent PCs with decent disks, there is no advantage taking out the disk and using a USB adaptor. There may be an advantage connecting the donor drive to new Mobo SATA direct.

Also a gotcha with Windows or Samba networking is that default is not case sensitive. Some filesystems may have unrelated files in the same directory only varying in case. Forbidden characters differ too, Hence Kovid's approach in Calibre to Library filenames.
I've also had Windows LAN backups fail due to an application silently creating long paths as part of keeping every version of the edited file!

Barty · 02-18-2023, 09:16 AM

I'm about to move from PC to a Mac mini (on order) Does the export import tool allow you to migrate settings only? I'm going to take this opportunity to clean out my library a bit and I'll copy my books over manually. I just want to duplicate my settings and plug ins so i don't have to do that all over again. Thanks

kovidgoyal · 02-18-2023, 09:17 AM

You can choose which libraries you want to export. So create a new empty one and export only that.

theducks · 02-18-2023, 11:59 AM

IIRC the import phase allows choice of what WAS IN the export.
So you could just select the settings (configuration folder)
BUT
Setting are also per Library (stored in the DB), so you might want to import the Library, then empty it to keep custom columns and templates.

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12-27-2022, 04:11 PM	#31
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The USB adapter I have has a USB-A connector and an attached USB-C adapter. When I use the USB-C adapter, it is noticeably faster then using the USB 3 port.

12-28-2022, 10:00 AM	#32
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,078 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I am painfully aware where my data bottlenecks are and try to rest the blame where it belongs. (And I am pleasantly surprised when a device exceeds exceptions. To quote my old ISP speed test report "Whoa! That is fast")

12-28-2022, 11:49 AM	#33
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,119 Karma: 105211945 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	I've only 1 Mbps up and 8 Mbps down. Which on speed tests is about 1 & 7.45 at busy time. Floppies were slow or very slow. If you had HDDs on both computers then almost any sort of cabled system was faster, otherwise if both computers only had floppies making a local copy was better. A 100 Mbps LAN is slower than most 5400rpm and better HDDs made in last 10 years. A 1000Mbps LAN will certainly beat any inferior USB adaptor for IDE or SATA if both computers are decent and truly support 1Gbps. An original Firewire can still beat USB 2.x even though 400 Mbps sounds slower than 480 Mbps USB, because overhead in USB. On decent PCs with decent disks, there is no advantage taking out the disk and using a USB adaptor. There may be an advantage connecting the donor drive to new Mobo SATA direct. Also a gotcha with Windows or Samba networking is that default is not case sensitive. Some filesystems may have unrelated files in the same directory only varying in case. Forbidden characters differ too, Hence Kovid's approach in Calibre to Library filenames. I've also had Windows LAN backups fail due to an application silently creating long paths as part of keeping every version of the edited file!

02-18-2023, 09:16 AM	#34
Barty doofus Posts: 2,551 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I'm about to move from PC to a Mac mini (on order) Does the export import tool allow you to migrate settings only? I'm going to take this opportunity to clean out my library a bit and I'll copy my books over manually. I just want to duplicate my settings and plug ins so i don't have to do that all over again. Thanks

02-18-2023, 09:17 AM	#35
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,373 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can choose which libraries you want to export. So create a new empty one and export only that.

02-18-2023, 11:59 AM	#36
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,078 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	IIRC the import phase allows choice of what WAS IN the export. So you could just select the settings (configuration folder) BUT Setting are also per Library (stored in the DB), so you might want to import the Library, then empty it to keep custom columns and templates.

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