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trekchick · 01-09-2011, 02:25 PM

These are default folders:

audible
documents
music
system

These have to do with a font hack:

font.properties.new
font.properties.orig
netfront.ini.new
netfront.ini.orig

This is a file Calibre uses (delete it if you don't use Calibre on your computer)

metadata.calibre

This is probably the official firmware update downloaded over wireless (it looks like the file name is truncated):

Update_kindle_2.5.7_

I'm not positive, but I think this came from using Windows Media Player to transfer music to Kindle.

WMPInfo.xml

The official firmware probably won't install until you remove the font hack. (the newer versions don't have this limitation, but if you're seeing the update file just sitting there, you probably have an old style hack). If you don't know which font hack was installed, (you need to know this to remove it) click Menu > System and look at the firmware version at the bottom of the screen. Anything in addition to 2.5.x is a clue to which hack is installed.

01-09-2011, 02:25 PM	#38
trekchick Lurker Posts: 226 Karma: 9245 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Walton, KY Device: Sonys and Kindles and Nooks, oh my!	These are default folders: audible documents music system These have to do with a font hack: font.properties.new font.properties.orig netfront.ini.new netfront.ini.orig This is a file Calibre uses (delete it if you don't use Calibre on your computer) metadata.calibre This is probably the official firmware update downloaded over wireless (it looks like the file name is truncated): Update_kindle_2.5.7_ I'm not positive, but I think this came from using Windows Media Player to transfer music to Kindle. WMPInfo.xml The official firmware probably won't install until you remove the font hack. (the newer versions don't have this limitation, but if you're seeing the update file just sitting there, you probably have an old style hack). If you don't know which font hack was installed, (you need to know this to remove it) click Menu > System and look at the firmware version at the bottom of the screen. Anything in addition to 2.5.x is a clue to which hack is installed. Last edited by trekchick; 01-09-2011 at 02:30 PM.