03-03-2024, 08:52 AM | #1 |
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are books actually deleted from the hard drive
I convert books to mobi format and then delete the epub file as I only use kindle readers.
I use everything to search my drives and it shows about 400 .epub files still on my hard drive but they are not visible in the file folder and everything does not let me delete then, says cannot be found. Any ideas or help please Thanks in anticipation |
03-03-2024, 09:54 AM | #2 |
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Calibre has a 'Restore recently deleted' (AKA trash can) feature.
The deleted epubs are in a '.caltrash' directory in the library. They'll automatically be purged after a configurable number of days (14 by default?). I assume only if Calibre is running. (And if that library is open?) If you invoke the 'Remove books' > 'Restore recently deleted' action, there's a 'Clear' button on the dialog to empty the trash immediately. You can also set the 'number of days' to 'on close'. |
03-03-2024, 10:16 AM | #3 |
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As an aside only the original Kindle, K2, DX and DXG should be using mobi. Use AZW3.
Calibre has it's own trash system because system trash can't restore metadata. As @JimmXinu writes, there are settings. Also the Calibre editor, viewer and conversions mostly work best with epub, so they should be kept. I've about 6500+ titles, mostly PD. A few decent videos or ISOs take more space. |
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