Exporting

You can transfer your Shelves collection to another program by exporting your library as a file on your SD card. Review the help pages of the other application to learn more about importing into it.

Exporting requires access to your device's SD card. To get that access:

  1. Connect your Android device to your computer with a USB cable.
  2. Tap the notification bar at the very top of the screen and drag your finger down to slide it out.
  3. Tap USB Connected.
  4. Tap Mount and your Android device will be connected to your computer like a USB drive.

This method should work under Windows, Mac, and Linux. Use the operating system's file manager to move files back and forth between your computer and your device.

Shelves supports exporting to the following applications:

Delicious Library

To export items to your Delicious Library:
  1. Open Shelves. Tap the Menu button, then Settings→Export→[Item]→Delicious Library. This creates a file called Shelves_to_DL_[Item].txt, where [Item] is the capitalized plural name of the item you're exporting.
  2. Connect your Android device to your computer by following the previous instructions.
  3. Copy Shelves_to_DL_[Item].txt from the root of your device's SD card to your computer. In most cases this is just the top directory. Its path should be /sdcard/Shelves_to_DL_[Item].txt
  4. Safely disconnect your device.
  5. Open Delicious Library. Click File→Import→Import From Text File....
  6. Select the location of your saved Shelves_to_DL_[Item].txt file.
  7. Verify that the import is using tabs as a field delimiter, then click Import.
The import process begins for your items. Note that any irregularities, such as incorrect characters, might be errors of the importing software.

Shelves

To export items to another Shelves collection:
  1. Open Shelves.
  2. Click the Menu button, then Settings→Export→[Item]→Shelves. This creates a file called Shelves_to_Shelves_[Item].txt, where [Item] is the capitalized plural name of the item you're exporting.
  3. Connect your Android device to your computer by following the previous instructions.
  4. Copy Shelves_to_Shelves_[Item].txt to the root of your device's SD card. In most cases this is just the top directory. Its path should be /sdcard/Shelves_to_Shelves_Books.txt
  5. Safely disconnect your device.
You can now import these items from the Settings menu in Shelves. Exporting preserves your information like tags and ratings.
You can export to Shelves, edit the text file, delete your collection, and reimport to Shelves for mass-editing operations, such as mass-tagging.

Google Books

To export books to Google Books:
  1. Open Shelves. Tap the Menu button, then Settings→Export→Books→Google Books. This creates a file called Shelves_to_Google_Books.txt.
  2. Connect your Android device to your computer by following the previous instructions.
  3. Copy Shelves_to_Google_Books.txt from the root of your device's SD card to your computer. In most cases this is just the top directory. Its path should be /sdcard/Shelves_to_Google_Books.txt
  4. Safely disconnect your device.
  5. Go to Google Books. Go to one of your collections, like Favorites.
  6. Click Options→Add by ISBN.
  7. Open your saved Shelves_to_Google_Books.txt, and copy paste those numbers into Google Books.
  8. Click Add Books.
Your books will then be imported. Note that any irregularities, such as missing characters, might be errors of the importing software.

MediaMan

To export items to MediaMan:
  1. Open Shelves. Tap the Menu button, then Settings→Export→[Item]→Shelves. This creates a file called Shelves_to_MediaMan_[Item].txt, where [Item] is the capitalized plural name of the item you're exporting.
  2. Connect your Android device to your computer by following the previous instructions.
  3. Copy Shelves_to_MediaMan_[Item].txt from the root of your device's SD card to your computer. In most cases this is just the top directory. Its path should be /sdcard/Shelves_to_MediaMan_[Item].txt
  4. Safely disconnect your device.
  5. Open MediaMan. Click Import from the top menu bar.
  6. Where it says "Import from...", select the item type you want to import, like Books, Movies, Music, or Video Games.
  7. At the bottom bar, click Read input from File.
  8. Open the text file that Shelves created.
Your items will then be imported. Note that any irregularities, such as missing characters, might be errors of the importing software.

Shelfari

To export books to Shelfari:
  1. Open Shelves. Tap the Menu button, then Settings→Export→Books→Shelfari. This creates a file called Shelves_to_Shelfari_Books.txt.
  2. Connect your Android device to your computer by following the previous instructions.
  3. Copy Shelves_to_Shelfari_Books.txt from the root of your device's SD card to your computer. In most cases this is just the top directory. Its path should be /sdcard/Shelves_to_Shelfari_Books.txt
  4. Safely disconnect your device.
  5. Go to Shelfari. Click Your shelf→Import books.
  6. Under Import from file, click Choose file, then select the location of your saved Shelves_to_Shelfari_Books.txt file.
  7. Click Import.

Your books will then be imported. Note that any irregularities, such as missing characters, might be errors of the importing software.

LibraryThing

To export books to LibraryThing:
  1. Open Shelves. Tap the Menu button, then Settings→Export→Books→Shelfari. This creates a file called Shelves_to_Shelfari_Books.txt.
  2. Connect your Android device to your computer by following the previous instructions.
  3. Copy Shelves_to_Shelfari_Books.txt from the root of your device's SD card to your computer. In most cases this is just the top directory. Its path should be /sdcard/Shelves_to_Shelfari_Books.txt
  4. Safely disconnect your device.
  5. Go to Shelfari. Click Your shelf→Import books.
  6. Under Import from file, click Choose file, then select the location of your saved Shelves_to_Shelfari_Books.txt file.
  7. Click Import.

Your books will then be imported. Note that any irregularities, such as missing characters, might be errors of the importing software.