Thread: Touch Kobo Touch some pdf-Files won't be loaded in the library
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Old 10-16-2012, 02:10 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by mint75 View Post
Hey Guys,
thank you for your advices. I have checked the pdf-files which are not loaded and they all seem to be fine. I noticed however that some of these files semm to have a ridiculous long filename - maybe that is the problem?! I will check on that today evening :-)
The FAT32 path length can be up to 260 characters long. So, it has to be very long files names and directories to hit this. But, there are a couple of reasons it could be the problem. One is that if you are close to this under Windows, then I think the path length when it is mounted under the devices OS is slightly longer. That might break it

The other is problem with the generated cover. The name for this includes the full path of the book plus some extra characters and the path the file is in. But, from my experiments, this will simply mean the library list will have an empty box instead of a cover. There are a couple of other files as well but they are only created when you read the book.

If you think the filename length is the issue, use the latest version of calibre. It will make sure the names don't exceed the maximum.
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BTW: The only two things the Kobo Cusotmer Service suggested were:
-to load the files via a Adobe-App to my SD-Card
-to switch my device off and on again......(this one was very helpfull indeed... never thought of that)
Both ideas might help, but I don't think so.
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