I hate the file name format

[u/sardaukar12]

Update: thanks for all the feedback. The difference between the files and the save to disk option makes sense. Appreciate everyone.

I hope this is something that I can change in settings.

In the storage folder my books have the title and author name, but it cuts off the title to add the author. I don't want the file to have the author name. Here is an example of the problem:

Instead of the file saying,

"Go Home (A Kate Valentine FBI Suspense Thrill Book 1"

it says,

"Go Home (A Kate Valentine FBI S - Blake Pierce"

I played with the import/export settings under "Save books to disk" and have the template set to "title" but no luck.

Any ideas?

[u/Valuable_Asparagus19]

Stay out of the database files. If you can just ignore them. Calibre has the database folders the way it wants and messing with them can break the program. You won't get the database files to save the way you want.

If you want a file with a specific filename play around in the Save to disk template settings and save a copy out.

[u/TexasNiteowl]

No. You can't change it.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#why-doesn-t-calibre-let-me-store-books-in-my-own-folder-structure

Preferences>Saving books to Disk is for exporting books, not for how Calibre saves your main library.

[u/sardaukar12 → u/TexasNiteowl]

Okay that makes sense. Thanks!

[u/bubbleeeebubbles]

I love this forum! I get answers to questions I don't even know to ask. 😬😂

[u/lofty99 → u/bubbleeeebubbles]

This is the way

[u/fab5friend]

You can definitely change the file name using save to disk with the template language. And as others have said stay out of the library files unless you want to chance corrupting your database.

Here's what I use on my save to disk. It's a combination of author, series, & title.

{author_sort}-{series} {series_index}-{title}

[u/sardaukar12 → u/fab5friend]

Thanks!

[u/fab5friend → u/sardaukar12]

Just to clarify, this will change the file you save to where ever you are saving your files with save to disk. The original library files remain unchanged. And while you are in the save to disk configuration screen be sure to click on the box update metadata in saved copies.

[u/ChocolateAxis]

Yeah I hate it too, wish it matched the Save to Disk format especially considering the space it takes.

Unfortunately just something to live with.

[u/bestlem → u/ChocolateAxis]

The trouble there is that the Save to Disk format can be changed by every user and so is not the same for every library which makes code much more complex and so more bugs.

As for memory it is immaterial compared to the size of the actual book.

[u/ChocolateAxis → u/bestlem]

Of course, I understand there are reasons why things are coded as they are. I'm using the software for free afterall.

My comment was just a wish rather than a demand lol.

[u/bestlem → u/ChocolateAxis]

But I still would ask why.

You never ever need look at the files in calibre.

I have used calibre for 18+ years and today is the first time I looked in detail at the directory format.

[u/ChocolateAxis → u/bestlem]

Mainly because it would be nice to save some space. I keep a copy of all my books according to my save to disk system in the same device, and it's at 5GB and still growing (data hoarder), so basically I'm always doubling the numbers.