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ElizabethN · 09-13-2010, 01:18 AM

I discovered at least one problem that caused KCM to quit working on a device that was previously fine.

KCM apparently doesn't like what appears to be duplicate files. I will have to verify this with some other files tomorrow as I am out of time tonight.

I had problems with 2 ebooks I updated tonight. Both were purchased from Amazon and downloaded via whispernet. Both were then cleaned up (metadata etc) and sideloaded onto the kindle using calibre. If the downloaded file and the sideloaded file were both present on the kindle, KCM wouldn't open. I deleted both files of each book, KCM worked. I then re-loaded only the revised metadata AZW file of each book & KCM still worked.

To my eyes these did not appear to be duplicate files as their basic file structure was different when viewed in folder mode: title-randomnumbers.azw (from amazon) vs author-title.azw (from calibre). But KCM apparently doesn't like something when they're both present. Maybe the way KCM "reads" the kindle files?

Sometime this week after work, I will try duplicating this with another ebook.

I don't know if this would also occur if you had downloaded a sample of a book then purchased the complete book and hadn't deleted the sample.

Unfortunately I have lots of "duplicate" files to clean off the K-DX before I can see if this is the primary reason why KCM won't play with my K-DX.

Hope this possibly helps someone else.

09-13-2010, 01:18 AM	#138
ElizabethN reader, ebook junkie Posts: 113 Karma: 436806 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: western nebraska Device: in use kindle oasis 2nd and 3rd gen, kobo forma, boox poke5	KCM not working on K-DX, works on K-2i, K-3 I discovered at least one problem that caused KCM to quit working on a device that was previously fine. KCM apparently doesn't like what appears to be duplicate files. I will have to verify this with some other files tomorrow as I am out of time tonight. I had problems with 2 ebooks I updated tonight. Both were purchased from Amazon and downloaded via whispernet. Both were then cleaned up (metadata etc) and sideloaded onto the kindle using calibre. If the downloaded file and the sideloaded file were both present on the kindle, KCM wouldn't open. I deleted both files of each book, KCM worked. I then re-loaded only the revised metadata AZW file of each book & KCM still worked. To my eyes these did not appear to be duplicate files as their basic file structure was different when viewed in folder mode: title-randomnumbers.azw (from amazon) vs author-title.azw (from calibre). But KCM apparently doesn't like something when they're both present. Maybe the way KCM "reads" the kindle files? Sometime this week after work, I will try duplicating this with another ebook. I don't know if this would also occur if you had downloaded a sample of a book then purchased the complete book and hadn't deleted the sample. Unfortunately I have lots of "duplicate" files to clean off the K-DX before I can see if this is the primary reason why KCM won't play with my K-DX. Hope this possibly helps someone else.