Moving Computers, Finding Multiple Libraries?

duckish · 12-06-2015, 08:01 AM

Hello everyone! When I searched the forums for this, I found mostly results from 2010 and Calibre has changed a bit since then so I want to make sure I'm doing this right.

Here's the situation: Upgraded computer, just about everything except the peripherals and drives was replaced, so I have a new install of Windows 10 I'm setting everything up in. I reinstalled Calibre and went to find my library to move it over. I found three libraries in three completely different locations (one in user folder, one in documents folder in user folder, one not in user folder at all). They do appear to have some overlap but all also contain unique books. The user folder one has the most recent modify date and is the largest.

How did that happen, how do I prevent it from happening again, and how do I squish 'em all into one?

theducks · 12-06-2015, 11:45 AM

The default location , and the location when a lost Library will cause a new one (Calibre Library) to be created is in the Users Documents folder.

Typical reasons for this happening:

1) Existing Library was unavailable (user specified location) at Calibre start. External drive not ready, You ignored the cautions about Networked drives and did it anyway. A backup or A/V blocked access.

2) The user configuration folder/file was damaged and that was replaced (other settings may have been lost)

3) Your security suite went rogue for a bit and blocked something it should not have, and it was fixed in the next update.

4)You forgot

to switch back after an 'Experiment"

The simple fix is to merge the strays:
Select the books in the stray Library: Right click: Copy-to Library: <target>

This will Respect the Add Books Duplicate setting in
Preferences: Adding Books <hint

>

12-06-2015, 08:01 AM	#1
duckish Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2015 Device: Kindle 2nd Gen, Kindle Fire HD, Galaxy S6, iPhone 5S	Moving Computers, Finding Multiple Libraries? Hello everyone! When I searched the forums for this, I found mostly results from 2010 and Calibre has changed a bit since then so I want to make sure I'm doing this right. Here's the situation: Upgraded computer, just about everything except the peripherals and drives was replaced, so I have a new install of Windows 10 I'm setting everything up in. I reinstalled Calibre and went to find my library to move it over. I found three libraries in three completely different locations (one in user folder, one in documents folder in user folder, one not in user folder at all). They do appear to have some overlap but all also contain unique books. The user folder one has the most recent modify date and is the largest. How did that happen, how do I prevent it from happening again, and how do I squish 'em all into one?

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12-06-2015, 11:45 AM	#2
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	The default location , and the location when a lost Library will cause a new one (Calibre Library) to be created is in the Users Documents folder. Typical reasons for this happening: 1) Existing Library was unavailable (user specified location) at Calibre start. External drive not ready, You ignored the cautions about Networked drives and did it anyway. A backup or A/V blocked access. 2) The user configuration folder/file was damaged and that was replaced (other settings may have been lost) 3) Your security suite went rogue for a bit and blocked something it should not have, and it was fixed in the next update. 4)You forgot to switch back after an 'Experiment" The simple fix is to merge the strays: Select the books in the stray Library: Right click: Copy-to Library: <target> This will Respect the Add Books Duplicate setting in Preferences: Adding Books <hint >

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