Keeping eBooks downloaded

Danesh · 03-19-2015, 03:51 AM

Hi everybody,
Should I keep the eBooks downloaded, in a separate folder, even after adding them to Calibre library regarding the fact that Calibre copies them to its library? If yes, this is going to take a lot of storage space; if no, then can I retrieve them from Calibre library if need be?
Thanks in advance for your comments

PandathePanda · 03-19-2015, 05:08 AM

I normally don't. I download it thru K4PC then import it to calibre and then remove it from K4PC.

BetterRed · 03-19-2015, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danesh

Hi everybody,
Should I keep the eBooks downloaded, in a separate folder, even after adding them to Calibre library regarding the fact that Calibre copies them to its library? If yes, this is going to take a lot of storage space; if no, then can I retrieve them from Calibre library if need be?
Thanks in advance for your comments

Not strictly necessary - but you should backup your library to another device, see ==>> How do I backup calibre?

If you use an incremental backup strategy then its not too onerous to do it regularly - eg daily. And make sure you know how to restore from backup should you lose your library.

If you want to backup to a cloud service like Dropbox you should read this ==>> I am getting errors with my calibre library on a networked drive/NAS?

The essence of that - is don't synch your library to something like Dropbox or OneDrive whilst calibre is running, and avoid using Google Drive.

BR

theducks · 03-19-2015, 01:24 PM

I WOULD (on a off line drive)

there are many threads where the store has gone dark.

Hard drive/PC failures are lots more common than Fire or Flood type damage to your book collection

eschwartz · 03-19-2015, 05:29 PM

Keeping the original copies isn't very useful, they are all a-clutter (usually why one imports into calibre

) however, as said above, it would be generally useful to keep incremental backups of your library.

For Mac: Time Machine is probably your friend.
For linux: you can have fun writing an rsync script (linux users would tend to know how...).
For Windows: I used to suggest FreeFileSync, but they bundle crapware and potential malware these days (standard toolbar/random program "offers", if you recognize, you can opt out so it's probably safe), probably better to try something like SyncToy.

Danesh · 03-20-2015, 05:31 AM

Thank you all friends for the useful comments.

pdurrant · 03-20-2015, 08:52 AM

I have kept original copies of books downloaded from stores that shut down. But until a store announces it's going to disappear, there's not much point - your calibre copy will be DRM-free (if you use Alf's plugin) and much more useful than the DRMed original, which (if the store still exists) can be re-downloaded at any time.

03-19-2015, 03:51 AM	#1
Danesh Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: none	Keeping eBooks downloaded Hi everybody, Should I keep the eBooks downloaded, in a separate folder, even after adding them to Calibre library regarding the fact that Calibre copies them to its library? If yes, this is going to take a lot of storage space; if no, then can I retrieve them from Calibre library if need be? Thanks in advance for your comments

03-19-2015, 05:29 PM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Keeping the original copies isn't very useful, they are all a-clutter (usually why one imports into calibre ) however, as said above, it would be generally useful to keep incremental backups of your library. For Mac: Time Machine is probably your friend. For linux: you can have fun writing an rsync script (linux users would tend to know how...). For Windows: I used to suggest FreeFileSync, but they bundle crapware and potential malware these days (standard toolbar/random program "offers", if you recognize, you can opt out so it's probably safe), probably better to try something like SyncToy.

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03-19-2015, 05:08 AM	#2
PandathePanda a toy panda Posts: 2,568 Karma: 26020474 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Onboard the Queen Anne's Revenge Device: Various Android dvices	I normally don't. I download it thru K4PC then import it to calibre and then remove it from K4PC.

03-19-2015, 01:24 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I WOULD (on a off line drive) there are many threads where the store has gone dark. Hard drive/PC failures are lots more common than Fire or Flood type damage to your book collection

03-20-2015, 05:31 AM	#6
Danesh Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: none	Thank you all friends for the useful comments.

03-20-2015, 08:52 AM	#7
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,936 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I have kept original copies of books downloaded from stores that shut down. But until a store announces it's going to disappear, there's not much point - your calibre copy will be DRM-free (if you use Alf's plugin) and much more useful than the DRMed original, which (if the store still exists) can be re-downloaded at any time.

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