Hello Folks can you help

elcid123 · 09-01-2013, 01:25 PM

Hello, When I backup from my kindle to PC will all my highlights, notes and bookmarks be backed up also? I am new to the kindle and since all my books are academic text books this is important to me.
I asked Amazon and they said everything is backed up automatically however, not all my books are from Amazon.
I was wondering if Calibre could help

Regards Joe

HarryT · 09-01-2013, 01:27 PM

Moved to the Kindle forum.

Julius Caesar · 09-01-2013, 03:12 PM

Hi, someone correct me if my answer in incomplete but you don't need Calibre to backup your books. In order to backup your books, just copy everything in your Kindle documents directory and system/thumbnails directory.

You should still backup your books bought from Amazon even though all your books are automatically stored in Amazon Clouds. Amazon could theoretically remotely delete your books for whatever reason they see fit. Better safe than sorry since it did happened before to other people.

susan_cassidy · 09-01-2013, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Julius Caesar

You should still backup your books bought from Amazon even though all your books are automatically stored in Amazon Clouds. Amazon could theoretically remotely delete your books for whatever reason they see fit. Better safe than sorry since it did happened before to other people.

And, Amazon has promised that it will never happen again.

crich70 · 09-02-2013, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

And, Amazon has promised that it will never happen again.

Never is a very, very long time. Just ask Sean Connery.

elcid123 · 09-02-2013, 01:00 PM

Thanks for the reply's, how do you perform a backup and restore it to kindle?

pidgeon92 · 09-02-2013, 01:23 PM

To backup, drag and drop the folders from the Kindle to your computer. To restore, drag and drop the folders from the computer to the Kindle.

HarryT · 09-02-2013, 01:29 PM

The contents of the "documents" folder on the Kindle, to be specific.

susan_cassidy · 09-02-2013, 05:35 PM

And, keep in mind that the backup will only work on the original Kindle that you backed it up from.

HarryT · 09-03-2013, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

And, keep in mind that the backup will only work on the original Kindle that you backed it up from.

Books that have DRM, that is. That's why most of us would recommend removing DRM as soon as you buy a book.

elcid123 · 09-04-2013, 12:05 PM

What is DRM and how do I check to see if I have this if so how do I remove it

HarryT · 09-04-2013, 12:06 PM

DRM is "digital rights management". We can't tell you how to remove it here, but do a Google for "Apprentice Alf" and you'll find everything you need.

09-01-2013, 01:25 PM	#1
elcid123 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2013	Hello Folks can you help Hello, When I backup from my kindle to PC will all my highlights, notes and bookmarks be backed up also? I am new to the kindle and since all my books are academic text books this is important to me. I asked Amazon and they said everything is backed up automatically however, not all my books are from Amazon. I was wondering if Calibre could help Regards Joe

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09-01-2013, 01:27 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Moved to the Kindle forum.

09-01-2013, 03:12 PM	#3
Julius Caesar Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1244808 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Hi, someone correct me if my answer in incomplete but you don't need Calibre to backup your books. In order to backup your books, just copy everything in your Kindle documents directory and system/thumbnails directory. You should still backup your books bought from Amazon even though all your books are automatically stored in Amazon Clouds. Amazon could theoretically remotely delete your books for whatever reason they see fit. Better safe than sorry since it did happened before to other people.

09-02-2013, 01:00 PM	#6
elcid123 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2013	Thanks for the reply's, how do you perform a backup and restore it to kindle?

09-02-2013, 01:23 PM	#7
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	To backup, drag and drop the folders from the Kindle to your computer. To restore, drag and drop the folders from the computer to the Kindle.

09-02-2013, 01:29 PM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The contents of the "documents" folder on the Kindle, to be specific.

09-02-2013, 05:35 PM	#9
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	And, keep in mind that the backup will only work on the original Kindle that you backed it up from.

09-04-2013, 12:05 PM	#11
elcid123 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2013	What is DRM and how do I check to see if I have this if so how do I remove it

09-04-2013, 12:06 PM	#12
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	DRM is "digital rights management". We can't tell you how to remove it here, but do a Google for "Apprentice Alf" and you'll find everything you need.