All My Books Disappeared

mousetater · 07-30-2010, 12:24 PM

I am fairly new to using Calibre, and so far only use it to side-load books to my Nook and keep track of all books (even those directly loaded to the Nook from B&N.

Today I was playing around in the program to get to know what it could do. Something I did make all the books in my list disappear. The side window that lists Authors, Series, Formats, etc. all show 0 books for each category. But there is a blue box near the top of the screen that says "Library 87 Books".

Can anyone suggest how I might have made this happen (so I don't do it again), and how I can get all the books to appear again - hopefully without having to reload each book again and adding/editing tags.

Thanks in advance.

itimpi · 07-30-2010, 12:27 PM

Have you simply tried clicking on the Library icon to make sure that it is the library you are actually looking at?

Also make sure that you have not got something in the Search box that is filtering out your books from being visible (hit the 'x' alongside to clear the Search).

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2010, 12:28 PM

Can you post a screenshot of calibre, it will make it easier to find the problem.

mousetater · 07-30-2010, 01:21 PM

Thanks for the quick responses. I have tried clicking on the blue Library 87 books box. Even though mousing over the box says "Click to see the books available on your computer. Books located at...", nothing happens when I click it.

I have also shut down Calibre and re-opened it, thinking that could clear its memory. Didn't work.

Here is the requested screenshot. (I am sure it is a "dumb user" thing.)

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2010, 01:24 PM

Hmm nothing obvious there. First thing to do is update calibre to 0.7.10 (preferably do an uninstall followed by a reinstall) and dont worry doing that wont cause you to lose your books/settings.

mousetater · 07-30-2010, 01:32 PM

Will do the upgrade and let you know if that solves the problem.

Worldwalker · 07-30-2010, 01:37 PM

Looks like there's a restriction set.

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2010, 01:45 PM

Oh yeah, I missed that. @mousetater: clear the box to the left of the search bar

theducks · 07-30-2010, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousetater

Thanks for the quick responses. I have tried clicking on the blue Library 87 books box. Even though mousing over the box says "Click to see the books available on your computer. Books located at...", nothing happens when I click it.

I have also shut down Calibre and re-opened it, thinking that could clear its memory. Didn't work.

Here is the requested screenshot. (I am sure it is a "dumb user" thing.)

Note the Yellow 0 of 0. You have some sort of "advanced.." filter in effect.

mousetater · 07-30-2010, 02:08 PM

Saw the latest posts while reinstalling Calibre. The reinstallation solved the problem. Mostly likely because it cleared out that search you mentioned. I was trying the search feature and must have done something squirrely.

Thanks for all the help, and especially the quick responses.

One last question. Is there any way to print out the Calibre database, or export the data to something like Excel? I want to clean up my tags and need to check for consistency in wording. It would be easier for me if I could print it out rather than working in a scrolling window.

Thanks to everyone who helped with the disappearing books problem.

Starson17 · 07-30-2010, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousetater

export the data to something like Excel?

Right click a book, Convert, Create Catalog, choose CSV, open it with Excel.

jackie_w · 07-30-2010, 02:21 PM

You can create a Catalog of all your books in .CSV format.

Make sure you do not have any searches in effect.
Click the arrow to the right of the [Convert] button. Select the last option.
Choose CSV as the Catalog format. Click on the CSV/XML tab and select which fields you want to export. Select the output location on your PC.

...Voila

mousetater · 07-30-2010, 03:13 PM

Starson17 and Jackie_W

Thanks a lot. Just what I was looking for!

07-30-2010, 12:24 PM	#1
mousetater Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook	All My Books Disappeared I am fairly new to using Calibre, and so far only use it to side-load books to my Nook and keep track of all books (even those directly loaded to the Nook from B&N. Today I was playing around in the program to get to know what it could do. Something I did make all the books in my list disappear. The side window that lists Authors, Series, Formats, etc. all show 0 books for each category. But there is a blue box near the top of the screen that says "Library 87 Books". Can anyone suggest how I might have made this happen (so I don't do it again), and how I can get all the books to appear again - hopefully without having to reload each book again and adding/editing tags. Thanks in advance.

07-30-2010, 01:21 PM	#4
mousetater Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook	Thanks for the quick responses. I have tried clicking on the blue Library 87 books box. Even though mousing over the box says "Click to see the books available on your computer. Books located at...", nothing happens when I click it. I have also shut down Calibre and re-opened it, thinking that could clear its memory. Didn't work. Here is the requested screenshot. (I am sure it is a "dumb user" thing.) Attached Thumbnails

07-30-2010, 02:21 PM	#12
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,246 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	You can create a Catalog of all your books in .CSV format. Make sure you do not have any searches in effect. Click the arrow to the right of the [Convert] button. Select the last option. Choose CSV as the Catalog format. Click on the CSV/XML tab and select which fields you want to export. Select the output location on your PC. ...Voila Last edited by jackie_w; 07-30-2010 at 02:22 PM. Reason: Too late! Starson got there first.

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07-30-2010, 12:27 PM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Have you simply tried clicking on the Library icon to make sure that it is the library you are actually looking at? Also make sure that you have not got something in the Search box that is filtering out your books from being visible (hit the 'x' alongside to clear the Search).

07-30-2010, 12:28 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,156 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Can you post a screenshot of calibre, it will make it easier to find the problem.

07-30-2010, 01:24 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,156 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Hmm nothing obvious there. First thing to do is update calibre to 0.7.10 (preferably do an uninstall followed by a reinstall) and dont worry doing that wont cause you to lose your books/settings.

07-30-2010, 01:32 PM	#6
mousetater Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook	Will do the upgrade and let you know if that solves the problem.

07-30-2010, 01:37 PM	#7
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	Looks like there's a restriction set.

07-30-2010, 01:45 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,156 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Oh yeah, I missed that. @mousetater: clear the box to the left of the search bar

07-30-2010, 02:08 PM	#10
mousetater Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook	Saw the latest posts while reinstalling Calibre. The reinstallation solved the problem. Mostly likely because it cleared out that search you mentioned. I was trying the search feature and must have done something squirrely. Thanks for all the help, and especially the quick responses. One last question. Is there any way to print out the Calibre database, or export the data to something like Excel? I want to clean up my tags and need to check for consistency in wording. It would be easier for me if I could print it out rather than working in a scrolling window. Thanks to everyone who helped with the disappearing books problem.

07-30-2010, 03:13 PM	#13
mousetater Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook	Starson17 and Jackie_W Thanks a lot. Just what I was looking for!

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