Questions about "new" Calibre Portable 0.8.4

Shadowman123 · 06-09-2011, 08:12 AM

Hi All,

I just came across the "new" Portable version in the Downloads Section.

I have been using Calibre Portable on an external drive via the supplied Batch File.

Is this .exe version better? Or do I stick with the .bat file?

It seems the folder structure in the .exe version is different from the .bat
- "Calibre" as opposed to "Calibre2"
- "Calibre Settings" as opposed to "CalibreConfig"
- "Calibre Library" as opposed to "CalibreLibrary"

Can I just copy all files from my old folder structure or do I have to start with a new, blank database and import from the old one?

Thank you in advance for any answers.

kovidgoyal · 06-09-2011, 10:58 AM

You can stick with the bat file if you prefer, there's no difference. If you want to switch to using the exe, download calibre-portable.zip, unzip it, and then copy the contents of CalibreConfig to "Calibre Settings" and CalibreLibrary to "Calibre Libray" and it should just work. Keep your old folders around until your sure the new ones work.

The only difference with the new calibre portable is that it is truly portable, in that it does not require the installation of the C runtime from Micorosoft on the host computer.

Shadowman123 · 06-10-2011, 02:28 AM

Thank you for your explanations.
I'll try this weekend. I'm a big fan of "portables".

And thank you again for a fantastic programm.

06-09-2011, 08:12 AM	#1
Shadowman123 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 112 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: prs-300	Questions about "new" Calibre Portable 0.8.4 Hi All, I just came across the "new" Portable version in the Downloads Section. I have been using Calibre Portable on an external drive via the supplied Batch File. Is this .exe version better? Or do I stick with the .bat file? It seems the folder structure in the .exe version is different from the .bat - "Calibre" as opposed to "Calibre2" - "Calibre Settings" as opposed to "CalibreConfig" - "Calibre Library" as opposed to "CalibreLibrary" Can I just copy all files from my old folder structure or do I have to start with a new, blank database and import from the old one? Thank you in advance for any answers.

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06-09-2011, 10:58 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can stick with the bat file if you prefer, there's no difference. If you want to switch to using the exe, download calibre-portable.zip, unzip it, and then copy the contents of CalibreConfig to "Calibre Settings" and CalibreLibrary to "Calibre Libray" and it should just work. Keep your old folders around until your sure the new ones work. The only difference with the new calibre portable is that it is truly portable, in that it does not require the installation of the C runtime from Micorosoft on the host computer.

06-10-2011, 02:28 AM	#3
Shadowman123 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 112 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: prs-300	Thank you for your explanations. I'll try this weekend. I'm a big fan of "portables". And thank you again for a fantastic programm.

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