New Computer

applesauce · 02-10-2013, 05:02 AM

My desktop computer is where I store my ebooks. It passed away a week ago. I have the drive with all my books on saved, so that is not a problem. But there was no way to backup calibre itself when my computer went down.

So I know a long shot, but is there any way i can avoid loading hundreds of books back into calibre.

My head hurts at the thought. I know I was stupid, I have my books backed up six ways to sunday but forgot calibre.

applesauce

Adoby · 02-10-2013, 06:22 AM

As long as you have the folder that holds the Calibre library saved, then you are all good.

The folder contains the file metadata.db and a lot of subfolders for the authors and books.

You just copy it all at once from the backup over to the new computer, and connect to it from inside calibre the first time you run calibre on the new computer.

More details here:

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....ter-to-another

applesauce · 02-10-2013, 06:52 AM

oh my goodness, thank you so very much. All my books showed right up. Weeks of putting them all back now just vanished. Lots of time for reading

applesauce

02-10-2013, 05:02 AM	#1
applesauce Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 3553492 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle oasis	New Computer My desktop computer is where I store my ebooks. It passed away a week ago. I have the drive with all my books on saved, so that is not a problem. But there was no way to backup calibre itself when my computer went down. So I know a long shot, but is there any way i can avoid loading hundreds of books back into calibre. My head hurts at the thought. I know I was stupid, I have my books backed up six ways to sunday but forgot calibre. applesauce

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02-10-2013, 06:22 AM	#2
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,736 Karma: 26785668 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Thinkpad E595, Ubuntu Mate, Huawei Mediapad 5, Bouye Likebook Plus	As long as you have the folder that holds the Calibre library saved, then you are all good. The folder contains the file metadata.db and a lot of subfolders for the authors and books. You just copy it all at once from the backup over to the new computer, and connect to it from inside calibre the first time you run calibre on the new computer. More details here: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....ter-to-another

02-10-2013, 06:52 AM	#3
applesauce Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 3553492 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle oasis	oh my goodness, thank you so very much. All my books showed right up. Weeks of putting them all back now just vanished. Lots of time for reading applesauce