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Old 10-19-2010, 10:08 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by daffy4u View Post
One thing I started doing when I was having trouble with the hackless version of the font hack was to copy the documents folder of my Kindle to the desktop of my computer. When I had problems, I had to keep factory re-setting my Kindle which wiped out all the content and de-registered me. After I had my light bulb moment, I was cable to copy the documents folder back to my Kindle without losing my place in book or my bookmarks (I keep the wireless off unless I'm downloading or syncing).

I don't keep a large number of books on my Kindle so I'm not sure how indexing would be effected with this tip. Even if indexing starts over, it's better than having to reload content from scratch.
That advice is priceless! It should be step one for all folks contemplating any of the hacks.
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