can't figure out how to delete old bookmarks

sthapit · 06-26-2007, 12:54 PM

for some odd reason i can't figure out how to delete old bookmarks! i have many many pages of old bookmarks i will never use...

NatCh · 06-26-2007, 01:01 PM

You have to go to each page and click the "Mark" button again to remove them. I try to remove them as I go along, so that I only have one mark per book at any given time, except in a few specific cases.

In the situation it sounds like you're in, having a bunch of bookmarks, you might just try deleting the book from your Reader and reloading a 'clean' copy.

Hope one of those helps.

BruceW · 06-26-2007, 01:23 PM

Have you tried going to the book you want to delete the bookmarks from and then from the "Book Main Menu" selecting the "Utilities" and then "Remove All Bookmarks"? This works for me.

I have not found a way to remove all bookmarks in all books at once.

NatCh · 06-26-2007, 01:25 PM

Yeah, or you could do what BruceW said -- I'd forgotten that was there.

Nogg · 06-26-2007, 06:52 PM

I actually don't use bookmarks to keep my place. Since the reader remembers your current page, I don't bother.

I use bookmarks to track typos for (eventual) compilation into an email to send back to the publisher of the ebook. Then the Remove All Bookmarks works perfectly once I've documented a book's errors.

Aprilbeginnings · 06-27-2007, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruceW

Have you tried going to the book you want to delete the bookmarks from and then from the "Book Main Menu" selecting the "Utilities" and then "Remove All Bookmarks"? This works for me.

I don't use them either, but when I played around with it, what is written above does work........ it removes them all at once, poof.......... all gone.

HarryT · 06-27-2007, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruceW

I have not found a way to remove all bookmarks in all books at once.

One way that I can think of would be to delete all your books from the Reader, and then put them all back again, but that's perhaps a little extreme!

Another way would be to do a "hard reset" of the Reader, but that again will wipe all your books.

kovidgoyal · 06-27-2007, 01:25 PM

Code:

prs500 rm /Data/database/cache/media.xml

You will lose history as well.

BruceW · 06-27-2007, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

One way that I can think of would be to delete all your books from the Reader, and then put them all back again, but that's perhaps a little extreme!

Another way would be to do a "hard reset" of the Reader, but that again will wipe all your books.

OK I have my 20lb sledgehammer where is that finishing nail.

NatCh · 06-27-2007, 01:40 PM

How many times do I have to tell you? The 20 pounder is for mosquitos!

06-26-2007, 12:54 PM	#1
sthapit Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston Device: Sony Reader	can't figure out how to delete old bookmarks for some odd reason i can't figure out how to delete old bookmarks! i have many many pages of old bookmarks i will never use...

06-27-2007, 01:25 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Code: prs500 rm /Data/database/cache/media.xml You will lose history as well.

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06-26-2007, 01:01 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	You have to go to each page and click the "Mark" button again to remove them. I try to remove them as I go along, so that I only have one mark per book at any given time, except in a few specific cases. In the situation it sounds like you're in, having a bunch of bookmarks, you might just try deleting the book from your Reader and reloading a 'clean' copy. Hope one of those helps.

06-26-2007, 01:23 PM	#3
BruceW Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 773 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony Reader	Have you tried going to the book you want to delete the bookmarks from and then from the "Book Main Menu" selecting the "Utilities" and then "Remove All Bookmarks"? This works for me. I have not found a way to remove all bookmarks in all books at once.

06-26-2007, 01:25 PM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Yeah, or you could do what BruceW said -- I'd forgotten that was there.

06-26-2007, 06:52 PM	#5
Nogg Literate! Posts: 256 Karma: 2247 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: PRS-500	I actually don't use bookmarks to keep my place. Since the reader remembers your current page, I don't bother. I use bookmarks to track typos for (eventual) compilation into an email to send back to the publisher of the ebook. Then the Remove All Bookmarks works perfectly once I've documented a book's errors.

06-27-2007, 01:40 PM	#10
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	How many times do I have to tell you? The 20 pounder is for mosquitos!