09-12-2018, 09:39 AM | #1 |
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Find books on device which are NOT in library?
I have discovered that I have more books on my Kindle than I have in my calibre library. A check of one of my collections found one of them -- a sequel was published to what I'd taken as a standalone book, so I made it #1 of a series in Calibre, but on the Kindle I still had the original un-series-ed copy as well as the new series-ed copy (filenames "BOOK.azw3" and "SERIES 01 - BOOK.azw3").
I could trawl through the list by hand, but it would take me a while (I have my entire library on the Kindle, over 3500 books). I could delete and reload, but that would not being able to use my Kindle for about 3 days, extrapolating from upload speeds for smaller numbers of books. Neither solution strikes me as a fun way to spend my time. Can anyone tell me how I can find books on the Kindle which do NOT have a corresponding file in the Calibre library? |
09-12-2018, 10:06 AM | #2 |
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With the device connected, go to the Device list. Anything without a tick is not in the library. To show just these, use the search:
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inlibrary:false |
09-13-2018, 04:34 AM | #3 |
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09-13-2018, 06:25 AM | #4 |
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Yes, very useful on several occasions, like synchronization of directories (e.g. ADE or Kindle4PC book folders).
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