Moving collection to SD card on PRS-500

phookoo · 09-05-2009, 03:45 PM

Hi

I've been using Calibre with my PRS-500 for a while now, and I finally have a library big enough that it's too big for the onboard memory. As I have a 1gb SD card, I've decided to use that to store my library from now on.

However, when I've tried to move across my collection, it doesn't transfer any of my series tags, so all my books are just listed individually, which is a bit of a mess. I've noticed that there's no columns for series in the device windows either, and although there's a tag column, calibre isn't moving across the tag details either.

Have I missed a setting, or is there another way to move this info across? It worked when I was using the onboard memory, so I'm a bit confused as to why it won't now.

kovidgoyal · 09-05-2009, 03:49 PM

The PRS 500 doesn't support collections on SD cards

phookoo · 09-06-2009, 01:36 PM

Bugger - does it support them on Memory Stick Pro's?

itimpi · 09-06-2009, 01:43 PM

Not on my system.

I have started putting books that I do not want in collections on the external drive, and collections on the internal one.

phookoo · 09-06-2009, 05:13 PM

Good suggestion that man!

09-05-2009, 03:45 PM	#1
phookoo Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony PRS 500	Moving collection to SD card on PRS-500 Hi I've been using Calibre with my PRS-500 for a while now, and I finally have a library big enough that it's too big for the onboard memory. As I have a 1gb SD card, I've decided to use that to store my library from now on. However, when I've tried to move across my collection, it doesn't transfer any of my series tags, so all my books are just listed individually, which is a bit of a mess. I've noticed that there's no columns for series in the device windows either, and although there's a tag column, calibre isn't moving across the tag details either. Have I missed a setting, or is there another way to move this info across? It worked when I was using the onboard memory, so I'm a bit confused as to why it won't now.

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09-05-2009, 03:49 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,843 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The PRS 500 doesn't support collections on SD cards

09-06-2009, 01:36 PM	#3
phookoo Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony PRS 500	Bugger - does it support them on Memory Stick Pro's?

09-06-2009, 01:43 PM	#4
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Not on my system. I have started putting books that I do not want in collections on the external drive, and collections on the internal one.

09-06-2009, 05:13 PM	#5
phookoo Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony PRS 500	Good suggestion that man!

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