What happens when you do a factory reset?

Cameronpaterson · 12-19-2011, 05:07 AM

How much information do you lose? For example, reading life awards and stats? Books stored on your memory card? I assume - though I may be wrong - that books on a memory card would be unaffected and all reading life info which as been synched would be restored? Any info gratefully received!

Conor · 12-19-2011, 05:31 AM

I assume the same, although I would play safe and remove the SD card before the reset.

Cameronpaterson · 12-19-2011, 05:36 AM

Thanks Conor. Seems a sensible precaution. Any idea about reading life info?

taming · 12-19-2011, 07:04 AM

I've recently told that Kobo uses the books currently on your device as the size of your library, but that any book you finish (meaning <90% read ) is reflected in "Reading Life" in your books read total regardless of whether or not they are currently on your device.

Cameronpaterson · 12-19-2011, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

I've recently told that Kobo uses the books currently on your device as the size of your library, but that any book you finish (meaning <90% read ) is reflected in "Reading Life" in your books read total regardless of whether or not they are currently on your device.

Thanks Taming. Useful to know. But what I meant was - is reading life data which has been synchronised restored after a factory reset (when you enter your account details)?

taming · 12-19-2011, 08:04 AM

Yes. Everything magically reappears in Reading Life after a factory reset. It also magically appears on any new device or Kobo app you start using.

Cameronpaterson · 12-19-2011, 08:55 AM

It does indeed. Thank you!

JedV · 12-19-2011, 09:40 AM

I've done several factory resets (unfortunately) and have lost progress towards percentage based awards such as Juggernaut. Then again, I didn't sideload the books I had completed back on, that's probably why. I also saw that the 'percentage of your library read' was completely reset.

The Reading Life awards that I completed, and sync'd prior to the resets were retained.

Cameronpaterson · 12-19-2011, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JedV

I've done several factory resets (unfortunately) and have lost progress towards percentage based awards such as Juggernaut. Then again, I didn't sideload the books I had completed back on, that's probably why. I also saw that the 'percentage of your library read' was completely reset.

The Reading Life awards that I completed, and sync'd prior to the resets were retained.

Yes, I guess it stands to reason, I guess, that only synched reading life would be retained following a factory reset. Fortunately I have already completed most of the percentage-based trophies

The Terminator · 12-20-2011, 11:40 AM

Yeah I lost 65% of juggernaut last time I did a FR, I was at 96%

. Hours read are totally reset.

JedV · 12-20-2011, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Terminator

Yeah I lost 65% of juggernaut last time I did a FR, I was at 96%

. Hours read are totally reset.

Ouch!

taming · 12-20-2011, 04:54 PM

I did (count 'em) three factory resets yesterday due to a misbehaving sync on a beta build. I did NOT lose total hours read or Books finished.

moolyn · 12-20-2011, 05:07 PM

What it that happens when I hold the power button too long and have to reregister? I did this once on my daughter-in-law's device and now once on mine. Is this a reset?

taming · 12-20-2011, 06:27 PM

Generally you have to hold the power button AND the home button at the same time (after having held the power button down for 15 seconds and then dong the dual press) for it to invoke a reset. Odd.

moolyn · 12-20-2011, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

Generally you have to hold the power button AND the home button at the same time (after having held the power button down for 15 seconds and then dong the dual press) for it to invoke a reset. Odd.

So, this was a reset? Well, I didn't touch the home button and the power button at the same time but strange things happen to computers and devices when they fall into my clutches!

Interestingly, I ended up with the latest update right after this happened.

12-19-2011, 05:07 AM	#1
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	What happens when you do a factory reset? How much information do you lose? For example, reading life awards and stats? Books stored on your memory card? I assume - though I may be wrong - that books on a memory card would be unaffected and all reading life info which as been synched would be restored? Any info gratefully received!

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12-19-2011, 05:31 AM	#2
Conor Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 1011234 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Kobo Touch	I assume the same, although I would play safe and remove the SD card before the reset.

12-19-2011, 05:36 AM	#3
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	Thanks Conor. Seems a sensible precaution. Any idea about reading life info?

12-19-2011, 07:04 AM	#4
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I've recently told that Kobo uses the books currently on your device as the size of your library, but that any book you finish (meaning <90% read ) is reflected in "Reading Life" in your books read total regardless of whether or not they are currently on your device.

12-19-2011, 08:04 AM	#6
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Yes. Everything magically reappears in Reading Life after a factory reset. It also magically appears on any new device or Kobo app you start using.

12-19-2011, 08:55 AM	#7
Cameronpaterson Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 4264 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire, England Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Glo, iPad, iPhone	It does indeed. Thank you!

12-19-2011, 09:40 AM	#8
JedV Kobo Toucher Posts: 62 Karma: 103942 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Touch	I've done several factory resets (unfortunately) and have lost progress towards percentage based awards such as Juggernaut. Then again, I didn't sideload the books I had completed back on, that's probably why. I also saw that the 'percentage of your library read' was completely reset. The Reading Life awards that I completed, and sync'd prior to the resets were retained.

12-20-2011, 11:40 AM	#10
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Yeah I lost 65% of juggernaut last time I did a FR, I was at 96% . Hours read are totally reset.

12-20-2011, 04:54 PM	#12
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I did (count 'em) three factory resets yesterday due to a misbehaving sync on a beta build. I did NOT lose total hours read or Books finished.

12-20-2011, 05:07 PM	#13
moolyn Rookie eBookie Posts: 78 Karma: 1720 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toronto Device: iPod Touch, Kobo Touch, iPad3	What it that happens when I hold the power button too long and have to reregister? I did this once on my daughter-in-law's device and now once on mine. Is this a reset?

12-20-2011, 06:27 PM	#14
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Generally you have to hold the power button AND the home button at the same time (after having held the power button down for 15 seconds and then dong the dual press) for it to invoke a reset. Odd.

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