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Buntington · 05-17-2011, 10:08 PM

Hi all,

I'm just wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem before. I have had my Kindle (latest generation, wifi only) since August of 2010 and have had no problems with it. I had read with wireless turned off for a few days last week, and then I didn't use it this week until today. When I tried to turn it on, naturally, the battery had run out. So I plugged it in to charge. After it had charged, I turned it on, only to find that about half of the books I had on it had just disappeared. I plugged it in to the USB port to check, and the book files (e.g., azw) had just vanished from the folders as though they had never been there. Is the Kindle's hard drive failing after less than a year? I did purchase an extended warranty, so I'll use it if I need to...

05-17-2011, 10:08 PM	#1
Buntington Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Books randomly disappeared from Kindle after battery ran out? Hi all, I'm just wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem before. I have had my Kindle (latest generation, wifi only) since August of 2010 and have had no problems with it. I had read with wireless turned off for a few days last week, and then I didn't use it this week until today. When I tried to turn it on, naturally, the battery had run out. So I plugged it in to charge. After it had charged, I turned it on, only to find that about half of the books I had on it had just disappeared. I plugged it in to the USB port to check, and the book files (e.g., azw) had just vanished from the folders as though they had never been there. Is the Kindle's hard drive failing after less than a year? I did purchase an extended warranty, so I'll use it if I need to...