03-23-2013, 07:59 PM | #1 |
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Moving my library to a new Windows 8 Computer
I just finished trying to move all of my files from my old computer running Vista to a new one with Windows 8. I used the Microsoft Easy Transfer program via cable to move it. It moved everything EXCEPT my Calibre library! The library is the first folder under my user name on the C drive. When I go to "Advanced" to customize the move it won't let me select the Calibre folder. Apparently it needs to be under documents to be moved. The current location was the default setting when I first installed Windows.
Does anyone have a suggestion? The library is almost 30gigs. Should I try copying it to Documents on my old computer & try moving it that way? Help!! |
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IF you have already installed Calibre (the program), simply replace the ENTIRE contents with the contents of the old folder. Calibre MUST be not running (either place) |
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03-23-2013, 08:43 PM | #3 |
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If you have both computers attached to a network you should be able to copy the library via the network with no problems.
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Nope Sure might take a bit of time but would be far quicker than via a USB 2 connection I bet (which is what the cable is likely to be).
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This might be a very good opportunity to verify that the backup system you use for your valuable calibre library works as intended. And possibly adapt it to win8.
Just restore a recent backup copy of the calibre library from the old computer to the new computer. If you don't have a backup system, then you should consider getting one. Perhaps an external hard drive attached via USB? Preferably two for extra safety. |
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Calibre doesn't care where its libraries are - as long as they are not on a network drive or in the cloud, it'll work fine where ever they are - some folks keep their libraries on flash drives.
Could be a permissions roadblock - try giving Full Control of the Calibre folder to Everyone via Properties->Security tab. If it were me I'd whip the drive out of the old computer - stick it in a USB drive enclosure, plug the enclosure into the power and new computer and copy the folders and files. If the computer is new it quite likely has USB 3.0 - newegg have Thermaltake USB 3.0 enclosures for USD50.00. 30G shouldn't take more than 15mins on USB 3.0. And you'd then have the beginnings of a decent backup facility. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 03-23-2013 at 11:30 PM. |
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I copied my library from my Vista laptop onto an external drive and pasted into my Windows 8. The books copied over but all of my meta data (that I downloaded for each of my 1300 books!!!!) was gone! All of my series info, gone!
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The metadata is not stored in the books, but in the database. The library, books and database, must be copied together. And after that opened as a library.
Should be possible to attach the external drive and open the calibre library on it as a calibre library, complete with all metadata like series information. That is what I mean by verifying that the backup works. |
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With MS Easy File Transfer everything must be in Documents or it won't copy over. It took me over an hour and a half just to copy the Calibre folder over to documents on the old computer. When I did a 2nd pass transfer I used the advanced option & unchecked everything I had already copied. It took another 2 hrs to move that one folder to the new computer. I used an Easy Transfer cable but there is no way I would have attempted to do this over a network. My backup in a "Click Free drive & it won't let you change the file location so I didn't even attempt to use it. Since I made the move the only thing I have noticed is that the search function in Calibre seems a little screwed up. A lot shows up that bears no relationship to the search term.
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