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chikkychappy · 01-11-2011, 09:33 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm a Kindle user and recently, I have picked-up a virus which seem to slow down my Kindle. I'm a Mac user as well, and when I try to delete it the virus wouldn't budge because it's locked. However, if I move the file to any folder within my Mac HD (say, desktop), I can delete the file just fine.

I'm no computer geek so I don't know any other alternative. But as a last resort I plan to clean my Kindle up COMPLETELY, as in delete each every single file. My plan is:

1. Copy and paste all the files to my Mac.
2. Using disk utility I'll clean-up my Kindle completely.
3. I'll move all the files back to my Kindle, except the viruses.
4. Delete the kindle files on my mac.

My question is: is this possible? If I completely delete all the files and move them back, would my Kindle suddenly stop operating or something because in the process of cleaning it up completely, I deleted something important?

I'd really appreciate your help, thanks!

01-11-2011, 09:33 AM	#1
chikkychappy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 556 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Complete Kindle Clean-up Hi everyone, I'm a Kindle user and recently, I have picked-up a virus which seem to slow down my Kindle. I'm a Mac user as well, and when I try to delete it the virus wouldn't budge because it's locked. However, if I move the file to any folder within my Mac HD (say, desktop), I can delete the file just fine. I'm no computer geek so I don't know any other alternative. But as a last resort I plan to clean my Kindle up COMPLETELY, as in delete each every single file. My plan is: 1. Copy and paste all the files to my Mac. 2. Using disk utility I'll clean-up my Kindle completely. 3. I'll move all the files back to my Kindle, except the viruses. 4. Delete the kindle files on my mac. My question is: is this possible? If I completely delete all the files and move them back, would my Kindle suddenly stop operating or something because in the process of cleaning it up completely, I deleted something important? I'd really appreciate your help, thanks!