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Old 01-18-2014, 12:47 PM   #1
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Copying files to device, do not change metadata
When sending epub books to my device (Cybook Orizon), with no plugboard defined, calibre not only copies the files, but also modifies the metadata (of the file in the device, not the one in the calibre library).

For different reasons, I have some books where I have slightly changed the metadata in calibre, but do not wish to alter the book files. Is it possible to have calibre just copy the files, without modification, when using "send to device"? This would also be faster when sending many books, I guess.
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Old 01-18-2014, 01:24 PM   #2
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When sending epub books to my device (Cybook Orizon), with no plugboard defined, calibre not only copies the files, but also modifies the metadata (of the file in the device, not the one in the calibre library).

For different reasons, I have some books where I have slightly changed the metadata in calibre, but do not wish to alter the book files. Is it possible to have calibre just copy the files, without modification, when using "send to device"? This would also be faster when sending many books, I guess.
You want to 'Send uncooked' ?

The only way I know is 1 book at a time
Tap O (open containing folder) and use the OS copy
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Old 01-18-2014, 01:45 PM   #3
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You want to 'Send uncooked' ?
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The only way I know is 1 book at a time
Tap O (open containing folder) and use the OS copy
Not even "save to disk" from within Calibre?

The reason I don't want to use that (apart from pride and convenience) is that I also want Calibre to generate the thumbnail in the device-specific format, which is done by the device plugin, but not if I copy the book through other methods.
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preferences - sending books to devices - meta data management..
set to manual ?
(depends what Kovid means by "manual" but worth a try ? )
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I think I've tried that (it's set to manual now, but I don't remember if it was when I transferred the books I've checked), but the description of the different options does not seem to fit exactly what I want. I'd say "metadata management" refers to the handling of the device database (if there is one), and not to the ebook files themselves.
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preferences - sending books to devices - meta data management..
set to manual ?
(depends what Kovid means by "manual" but worth a try ? )
I think that refers to maintaining the 'On Device' (metadata.calibre) status
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Old 01-18-2014, 09:51 PM   #7
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Go to preferences->plugins and disable the metadata writer plugin for epub.
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Old 01-19-2014, 03:25 AM   #8
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Thanks, I'll try that.
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