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Originally Posted by ATDrake
Probably the Calibre one is the most important, but it can't hurt to backup both. Name them different things if you want to make sure you don't accidentally overwrite one with the other or otherwise get them mixed up.
I actually don't use Calibre (too slow to open on my older computers) and just go directly via the Python scripts and the DeDRM droplet app, which are both a good way to test that you've got a working Local Adept Key.der that you can use in the future.
Those allow you to pick which one you want to use to try unlocking a particular set of books (I currently have two, due to early setup issues with ADE of my own, which resulted in my having two Adobe IDs that my books went to.  But at least I can strip them both at a time on a single user account on just the one computer).
If you think you're okay with installing Python and running those versions of the tools (easy enough to double-click and use the pop-up wizard to tell it where the books are and which key you want to try them with), then it's a good way to make double-sure of your backup and that your books really will decode again in the future if you need them to. (Running the DeDRM app will also guide you through a setup which will create another copy of the Local Adept Key.der in your settings folder which you can use as extra insurance.)
Anyway, hope it goes well for you.  |
I HATE ADE!
I *think* I got it, after hours and hours. Ticks me off, to save books that I bought and paid for....
The only books it won't work on are the books I had bought on my old computer, and since it won't work on those, I assume Calibre/Alf are doing their job and that none of my books did have the DRM after all...
Is there an easy way to check that all MY books are now drm free, other than loading another program on my computer to find out? ie, file extension?
And now what do I do with my second library that I keep for all the Kindle freebies that I've downloaded over the past few months? I download and run through Calibre and save them in 2nd library and keep on SD card which I've never used because KoboTouch is so finnicky with cards. How the heck do I check those?
All this because I want to BUY books from the new Sony store with my new T1 and keep my old books that I BOUGHT for my Kobo.
Any and all patient help is appreciated by this non-tech savvy person...
