When adding books, Calibre is loading OPF file

toomuchreading · 11-18-2014, 03:42 PM

I am on the current version of Calibre and adding books to my library using the "Add Books" function, choosing "one book per directory", and Calibre adds the OPF file as a book format. In the book folder that I am adding the book from the OPF file is in the format of book-author_book-Title.opf, which is the same as the actual book, just different extensions. It's not called metadata.opf, like in the calibre library.
All the OPF formats can be located in my library by "formats:"=OPF" without issue and can be deleted using the individual delete format function (I don't want to try to delete from the format tag).
Is there a way to stop adding the OPF file as a book format? I have tried both switches for taking metadata from the file name, and from file format, upon import, and neither one ignores the OPF file, or seems to take the metadata from it.
Any help would be appreciated.

chaley · 11-18-2014, 03:57 PM

This is a bug in calibre 2.10, fixed in 2.11. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1392864

toomuchreading · 11-18-2014, 04:09 PM

Thanks for the quick reply! Didn't think the check launchpad.

In the meantime, for those that need it, I remembered a quicker way to delete all the OPF format books in bulk, instead of individually. I do a search on the format=OPF, finding all books with that format, highlight all those books found, right click, and then click on remove books of a specific format. You can then choose to remove the OPF formats only.
Be careful when using this, because you can delete more than just the OPF files if you choose wrong.

11-18-2014, 03:42 PM	#1
toomuchreading Groupie Posts: 180 Karma: 1720 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Libre Color	When adding books, Calibre is loading OPF file I am on the current version of Calibre and adding books to my library using the "Add Books" function, choosing "one book per directory", and Calibre adds the OPF file as a book format. In the book folder that I am adding the book from the OPF file is in the format of book-author_book-Title.opf, which is the same as the actual book, just different extensions. It's not called metadata.opf, like in the calibre library. All the OPF formats can be located in my library by "formats:"=OPF" without issue and can be deleted using the individual delete format function (I don't want to try to delete from the format tag). Is there a way to stop adding the OPF file as a book format? I have tried both switches for taking metadata from the file name, and from file format, upon import, and neither one ignores the OPF file, or seems to take the metadata from it. Any help would be appreciated.

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11-18-2014, 03:57 PM	#2
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,364 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	This is a bug in calibre 2.10, fixed in 2.11. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1392864

11-18-2014, 04:09 PM	#3
toomuchreading Groupie Posts: 180 Karma: 1720 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Libre Color	Thanks for the quick reply! Didn't think the check launchpad. In the meantime, for those that need it, I remembered a quicker way to delete all the OPF format books in bulk, instead of individually. I do a search on the format=OPF, finding all books with that format, highlight all those books found, right click, and then click on remove books of a specific format. You can then choose to remove the OPF formats only. Be careful when using this, because you can delete more than just the OPF files if you choose wrong.

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