10-22-2015, 06:23 PM | #1 |
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Does Calibre keep track of the originally imported format?
When I import a book and convert it is there any way to tell at a later date which format was the original? This would be useful if I later decide to convert to a third format, using the original as the source would theoretically have less errors having gone through less conversions.
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10-22-2015, 06:35 PM | #2 |
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No, unfortunately not.
The closest you get is when you try and convert a book with the source and target set to the same format. In this case in the original is renamed with an extension of the form .original_fmt |
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Archival of original file is Manual (backup of original before import) |
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10-22-2015, 10:24 PM | #4 |
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Check the timestamp on the format files. Which you can see in calibre by opening the edit metadata dialog and hovering your mouse over the format entries. Or press the O key which will open the book folder in your OS file manager.
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10-23-2015, 09:37 AM | #5 |
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I created a custom column that I use to track the original format of each book. I made it a list column that I've pre-populated with the format that I import most frequently.
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