format exemption during input auto conversion

mike.katina · 02-20-2021, 04:07 PM

Hello again, as the title says, I have a lot of info I add to calibre while simply dragging into the monitored input folder. While I am really happy that it is all converted to epub as is, I was wondering if there is a way to have PDF files exempted from this conversion process and be added in their original format and left alone as most of these are instruction guides and plans that have large hi-def images that are best left as pdf and viewed as such since they can be edited from time to time.

kovidgoyal · 02-20-2021, 09:49 PM

There isnt such a setting, just ignore the epub it doesnt do much harm. Or you can bulk delete them periodically. Search for formats

df then select all books right click the remove books button and choose remove all formats except pdf

mike.katina · 02-21-2021, 09:44 AM

Thank you, I made, a while back, a column for "Last Modified" which I then can sort, displaying by date added. I'll do it the way you mentioned.

02-20-2021, 04:07 PM	#1
mike.katina Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 2135976 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Eastern Canada Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S2	format exemption during input auto conversion Hello again, as the title says, I have a lot of info I add to calibre while simply dragging into the monitored input folder. While I am really happy that it is all converted to epub as is, I was wondering if there is a way to have PDF files exempted from this conversion process and be added in their original format and left alone as most of these are instruction guides and plans that have large hi-def images that are best left as pdf and viewed as such since they can be edited from time to time.

02-20-2021, 09:49 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,835 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There isnt such a setting, just ignore the epub it doesnt do much harm. Or you can bulk delete them periodically. Search for formatsdf then select all books right click the remove books button and choose remove all formats except pdf

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02-21-2021, 09:44 AM	#3
mike.katina Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 2135976 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Eastern Canada Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S2	Thank you, I made, a while back, a column for "Last Modified" which I then can sort, displaying by date added. I'll do it the way you mentioned.