Clean up catalog

What is on the list

• The “Without books” screen: the “Universes”, “Authors”, “Series” and “Narrators” sections, each with its own count. The number to the right of the “Clean up catalog” row in the settings is how many such records there are in total.
• Under the name it says what goes with the record: a photo or series cover, a note, the number of volumes, spellings, the narrator’s speed.
• The author, series and narrator of a book in the trash are not on the list until the trash is emptied. Nor is a series with subseries, even if the subseries are empty: it appears once the subseries are gone.

How to delete

• Swipe a row left and tap “Delete”: the record goes at once, without a question.
• “Delete all” at the top removes all the authors, series and narrators on the list, asking first. The button appears when there is more than one such record.
• “Delete all” leaves empty universes alone: they are created in advance and filled later. Swipe away one you don’t need separately.
• After a deletion, a line with a “Restore” button appears at the bottom of the screen for a few seconds.

What changes

Goes

The author, series, narrator or universe record with its photo, note, spellings and the narrator’s speed.

Stays

The books, their files, progress and bookmarks, genres and tags.

Undo

“Restore”, while the line is visible: everything you deleted in a row comes back — the line says “Entries deleted: N”. The records come back in full — with photos, notes, spellings and the narrator’s speed. Once the line is gone, the deletion cannot be undone. Photos and covers used nowhere else are erased once the “Restore” line is gone or you leave the screen.

Tip

Deleted a book but plan to bring it back later? Don’t clean up its author and narrator: while the record is there, the returning book will find its photos, notes and narrator’s speed.

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