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Old 06-24-2011, 02:05 PM   #6
timlegge
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Originally Posted by itimpi View Post
I did not think that Calibre touched the Kobo database (although I could be wrong). I thought that it only copied on the new book files and then the Kobo updated the database on disconnection from the PC.
Hi

It does query the database obviously and during a send it may update the database if you have collections/metadata being sent automatically.

In my experience the original and wifi Kobo's were solid (but not for everyone else). I do a lot of stuff to my development devices and the database never became corrupt. However my KTouch is a different story. Deleting a book using Calibre was reliably corrupting the database with the exact same setup that worked for the other devices.

Apparently the KTouch has a much more specific requirement for voltage and the USB extension cable I was using caused the issue. I have not had the issue since I connected directly to the USB card with the delivered cable.

I had thought that the earlier issues were related to poorly formatted/corrupt epubs but now it seems that the connection may have been a factor too.

Tim
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