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[Android] How do I use an SD card with Android 4.4 (Kitkat) or later?
Using CC V5 or later with Android 5 (Lollipop) or later: CC V5 supports Android's "Storage Access Framework", so you can put your books anywhere on the SD card. When you use CC's Settings / Formats and...
View ArticleWhy does enabling wireless Guest Mode or Wireless/SSID Isolation prevent CC...
Wireless/SSID isolation and guest mode are two different techniques for securing a wireless network. Although the details are different, they both prevent wireless devices from connecting to computers...
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How do I setup Calibre Companion to connect to calibre?
We have tried very hard to make Calibre Companion able to automatically connect to calibre in many different network setups and situations. Unfortunately there are as many different network setups as...
View Article[Android] What can I use in a CC file name template?
Ā CC file name templates are similar to calibre templates. You can use some column names, a prefix, and a suffix, and printf-style format specifications. An if-then-else construct is available to...
View Article[Android] How do I get the same file names in CC no matter which connection I...
[This answer is valid for CC V4.1 or later. Solution 1, our recommended solution, requires calibre 2.32 or later.]There are three solutions to ensuring that file names for a book are the same on...
View Article[Android] I saw a pop-up message saying calibre might show the wrong number...
In calibre, a device driver like the wireless device connection is not allowed to change the file path specified by calibre. The "rules" say that calibre is in charge. If you are using CC's file...
View Article[Android] I have a copy of a calibre library on an SD card. Can CC use it?
Yes. The CC Cloud Connection includes the ability to import books from calibre libraries stored on the device either in main memory or on an SD card. See CC Settings / Cloud Connection / Cloud Provider...
View ArticleCan I use HTTPS: with CC's content server connection?
CC supports HTTPS, but only using a URL, for exampleĀ https://foo.bar.com/. If the URL doesn't specify a port then 443 is used.The reason CC requires a URL is that SSL certificate verification (almost...
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How do I setup Calibre Companion to connect to calibre?
We have tried very hard to make Calibre Companion able to automatically connect to calibre in many different network setups and situations. Unfortunately there are as many different network setups as...
View ArticleHow can I send to CC book formats with a type (extension) calibre doesn't...
Some people use calibre to manage items that aren't standard ebooks, for example audio books and recipies. These "books" usually have a file extension that calibre doesn't recognize, making them...
View Article[Android] I have added a lot of books and now adding books takes forever....
In some situations creating new files on an Android device can become very slow. The most common is triggered by putting books on an SD Card, but it can also happen with books in main memory. SD cards...
View ArticleI must pay for CC to try it. Can I get a refund if I don't like it?
If you have any concerns about whether CC will meet your needs and if you are using Android, please try theĀ free demo version of CC available on Google Play and Amazon Appstore. It is fully functional...
View ArticleWhy does CC warn against using Google Drive?
Calibre puts a unique identifier at the end of some folder and file names to ensure that it can store different books having the same title and author. Unfortunately, Google Drive uses numbers at the...
View Article[Android] Kindle Fire: books not appearing in the Amazon book and recent lists
Apparently Amazon changed the behavior of the "Books" folder in a recent Fire OS update with the result that books CC stores in the "/Books" folder no longer appear in the device library or on the...
View Article[Android] I have added a lot of books and now adding books takes forever....
In some situations creating new files on an Android device can become very slow. The most common is triggered by putting books on an SD Card, but it can also happen with books in main memory. SD cards...
View ArticleI must pay for CC to try it. Can I get a refund if I don't like it?
If you have any concerns about whether CC will meet your needs and if you are using Android, please try theĀ free demo version of CC available on Google Play and Amazon Appstore. It is fully functional...
View ArticleWhy does CC warn against using Google Drive?
Calibre puts a unique identifier at the end of some folder and file names to ensure that it can store different books having the same title and author. Unfortunately, Google Drive uses numbers at the...
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How do I setup Calibre Companion to connect to calibre?
We have tried very hard to make Calibre Companion able to automatically connect to calibre in many different network setups and situations. Unfortunately there are as many different network setups as...
View Article[Android] Kindle Fire: books not appearing in the Amazon book and recent lists
Apparently Amazon changed the behavior of the "Books" folder in a recent Fire OS update with the result that books CC stores in the "/Books" folder no longer appear in the device library or on the...
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