Questions about new to me Prs 505 - Page 2

Elfwreck · 03-24-2010, 05:32 PM

If Windows is recognizing your PRS505, you can bypass Calibre and just open an Explorer window to look at the contents of the device, and copy them over to your hard drive. You can then try various hard-reboot methods without risking the contents, and re-import them later.

If there are DRM'd ebooks, there's a chance you'll lose access to them. After you copy them onto your hard drive, check if any are LRX ebooks. Also, you'll lose the bookmarks & page settings.

Bilbo1967 · 03-24-2010, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Elfwreck

If Windows is recognizing your PRS505, you can bypass Calibre and just open an Explorer window to look at the contents of the device, and copy them over to your hard drive. You can then try various hard-reboot methods without risking the contents, and re-import them later.

If there are DRM'd ebooks, there's a chance you'll lose access to them. After you copy them onto your hard drive, check if any are LRX ebooks. Also, you'll lose the bookmarks & page settings.

epub's or pdf's can be DRM'ed as well, don't forget!

Ken401 · 03-24-2010, 06:05 PM

You may need to run the setup wizard in Calibre the first time so it knows which type of drivers to load. Then plug in the 505 and see if it recognizes it. An icon should appear at the top of the Calibre screen.

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03-24-2010, 05:32 PM	#16
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	If Windows is recognizing your PRS505, you can bypass Calibre and just open an Explorer window to look at the contents of the device, and copy them over to your hard drive. You can then try various hard-reboot methods without risking the contents, and re-import them later. If there are DRM'd ebooks, there's a chance you'll lose access to them. After you copy them onto your hard drive, check if any are LRX ebooks. Also, you'll lose the bookmarks & page settings.

03-24-2010, 06:05 PM	#18
Ken401 Addict Posts: 218 Karma: 417978 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO USA Device: PRS-T1, PRS-950, PRS-505, Nexus 10, Xoom	You may need to run the setup wizard in Calibre the first time so it knows which type of drivers to load. Then plug in the 505 and see if it recognizes it. An icon should appear at the top of the Calibre screen.

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