Multiple copies of book on Paperwhite that won't delete

heysherri · 06-30-2015, 11:44 AM

Ok, here's what I did wrong. I had a book on my Paperwhite that I sent to it from Calibre. Then I decided I didn't like the formating of the author's name, so I edited it in the metadata in Calibre and resent the file.

I ended up with two copies of the book on the Paperwhite, and neither of them will fully delete. I tried deleting them on the kindle, but I end up with 2 place holder book covers with the name of the book on them and when I try to open them it says the books are no longer on the device and won't open. I can't get rid of the icons for the books though.

I tried restarting the Paperwhite. I tried reloading the books onto the device, which allows me to open the books, but I still have multiple copies that won't fully delete. I tried using Calibre to delete the files after reloading them, and got the same result.

I had to reformat the device. I'm wondering if there is a less drastic solution in case I ever mess up and do this again.

cvkemp · 06-30-2015, 11:59 AM

I had the same issue and I had to reset my PW2 to factory. I am not sure what the issue was. I have not had any issues since then.

edbro · 06-30-2015, 02:39 PM

you can try to navigate to the Kindle with Windows Explorer and manually delete the book's folder. The Kindle will rebuild its index automatically.

heysherri · 06-30-2015, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edbro

you can try to navigate to the Kindle with Windows Explorer and manually delete the book's folder. The Kindle will rebuild its index automatically.

I tired that too without success. Even deleted the meta file in kindle (think that's what it was called) and it did rebuild.

Dr. Drib · 06-30-2015, 06:59 PM

Try this (no guarantees):

If this is a purchased book (and if you side-loaded it to the Kindle), AND if you put this inside a Collection, then go to the Cloud and find the book and remove it from the collection.

See what happens after that.

heysherri · 06-30-2015, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Try this (no guarantees):

If this is a purchased book (and if you side-loaded it to the Kindle), AND if you put this inside a Collection, then go to the Cloud and find the book and remove it from the collection.

See what happens after that.

Nope, not a purchased book, but good thought.

eschwartz · 06-30-2015, 09:28 PM

The answer is, don't sideload multiple copies of the same book with the same internal identifiers but different metadata.

You WILL bork the Content Catalog. You WILL have to reset.
(Or you could delete the Content Catalog manually, which requires a root shell, i.e. jailbroken. In case you want to do that, the Content Catalog is at "/var/local/cc.db")

heysherri · 07-01-2015, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

The answer is, don't sideload multiple copies of the same book with the same internal identifiers but different metadata.

You WILL bork the Content Catalog. You WILL have to reset.
(Or you could delete the Content Catalog manually, which requires a root shell, i.e. jailbroken. In case you want to do that, the Content Catalog is at "/var/local/cc.db")

Yeah, that seems to be the answer. No more editing metadata and side loading while drinking for me.

06-30-2015, 11:44 AM	#1
heysherri Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Multiple copies of book on Paperwhite that won't delete Ok, here's what I did wrong. I had a book on my Paperwhite that I sent to it from Calibre. Then I decided I didn't like the formating of the author's name, so I edited it in the metadata in Calibre and resent the file. I ended up with two copies of the book on the Paperwhite, and neither of them will fully delete. I tried deleting them on the kindle, but I end up with 2 place holder book covers with the name of the book on them and when I try to open them it says the books are no longer on the device and won't open. I can't get rid of the icons for the books though. I tried restarting the Paperwhite. I tried reloading the books onto the device, which allows me to open the books, but I still have multiple copies that won't fully delete. I tried using Calibre to delete the files after reloading them, and got the same result. I had to reformat the device. I'm wondering if there is a less drastic solution in case I ever mess up and do this again.

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06-30-2015, 11:59 AM	#2
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	I had the same issue and I had to reset my PW2 to factory. I am not sure what the issue was. I have not had any issues since then.

06-30-2015, 02:39 PM	#3
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	you can try to navigate to the Kindle with Windows Explorer and manually delete the book's folder. The Kindle will rebuild its index automatically.

06-30-2015, 06:59 PM	#5
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,747 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Try this (no guarantees): If this is a purchased book (and if you side-loaded it to the Kindle), AND if you put this inside a Collection, then go to the Cloud and find the book and remove it from the collection. See what happens after that.

06-30-2015, 09:28 PM	#7
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The answer is, don't sideload multiple copies of the same book with the same internal identifiers but different metadata. You WILL bork the Content Catalog. You WILL have to reset. (Or you could delete the Content Catalog manually, which requires a root shell, i.e. jailbroken. In case you want to do that, the Content Catalog is at "/var/local/cc.db")

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