Exclude folder names from “Check Library” results

[Jeff]

In Calibre Library → Library Maintenance → Check Library, field “Extensions to ignore” can be used to exclude certain file extensions. Is it possible to add functionality to similarly exclude certain folder names?

[Charles Haley (cbhaley)]

You can already do that by adding the folder names to the "Names to ignore" box.

Names can be shell patterns. See https://docs.python.org/3/library/fnmatch.html

[Jeff (annoywife)]

Thanks. Within the folder of an arbitrary Calibre item, I have created an empty folder named TEST. To exclude, I have filled the “Names to ignore” box with both TEST and subsequently *TEST*, but the empty folder TEST continues to be included in both cases. What is the correct string to exclude it?

[Charles Haley (cbhaley)]

Ahh, you want to ignore folders inside a book.

I can make the ignored names work in a book folder but it isn't a good idea. Files (unknown to calibre) & folders inside a book are lost if you change the title or the author(s) of the book.

I will change the status to "new", then follow kovid's advice on this.

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

I suggest letting the pattern match only files and folders at the top level inside the book folder.

[Charles Haley (cbhaley)]

I added tooltip text saying that ignoring folders and files in book folders is asking for data loss.

I also added the ability to open the check dialog when no errors were detected to make it easier to change settings.

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

Fixed in branch master. The fix will be in the next release. calibre is usually released every alternate Friday.

 status fixreleased