Saturday, June 11, 2022

Calibre Library - Restore a Library From Previous Folder Instead Of Export Function


Start by positioning your old library
  1.  Copy/paste the old library folder to the destination folder. Do not worry about the current name because it will be renamed after the complete move.
  2. Create an EMPTY utility folder.
Create a new Empty Library Folder on Calibre
  1. Click "Switch/Create Library"
  2. On "New Location" browse for the "EMPTY " folder you created previously and click on "Select folder"
  3. Now select option 2 "Create an empty library" > "Ok"
Restore a previous Library
  1. Click "Switch/Create Library"
  2. On "New Location" browse for the old library folder (the one you want to restore) > "Select folder"
  3. Now select option 1 > "Ok"
Rename the old library with your new desired name
  1. Select any other existing library to free the one you want to rename
  2. Go to "Rename library" > select the previous library > type the new name
  3. Cleanup and remove the empty folder

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Streaming Skill Share


What do you need?
  • Your Skillshare account - Website :- https://www.skillshare.com & copy the URL of the course you want to stream
  • Preferably a dedicated Gmail account because you will be using Google Drive to do the downloads.
  • Install and set up the free app - Colab
    • https://colab.research.google.com/github/calvinhobbes23/Skillshare-DL/blob/master/Skillshare_DL_%5BKENWAY%5D.ipynb?authuser=1
How to Setup Colab?
  1. Log in to the Google Profile that contains the Google Drive you will use.
  2. Go to the Colab link above
  3. Click over the first (circle arrow) called "Run the Cell to Mount GDrive" and follow all the processes allowing this service.
  4. When it is done, you see a green arrow before the circle arrow.
  5. Go to the second one and follow the instructions
  6. When it is done, you see a green arrow before the circle arrow.
  7. Next, Paste the URL of the course you want to stream in the next circle arrow
  8. The Colab program will start streaming the videos to your GDrive
  9. Wait until finished and then click the last circle arrow to complete the copy.
  10. Now you can check your GDrive for the "Skillshare-DL" folder
  11. The course would be there and now you can download them to your computer to clear your GDrive space available for more courses
    DONE