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ixtab · 04-06-2013, 09:55 AM

Yes, it should be perfectly safe to format the drive. You will of course lose all documents and possibly some hacks (jailbreak, usbnetwork).

So as an added safety measure, I suggest you copy all files before reformatting.

I just tried it on my K3:

Code:

sudo umount /dev/sdb1
sudo mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n "Kindle" /dev/sdb1

(for you Windows people, that's the equivalent of ejecting, then reformatting, the partition).

Then I rebooted the Kindle. It *did* come back with (only) the Oxford dictionaries listed, so they're obviously stored somewhere else.

Finally, I plugged it in again and copied back all the files, and now it looks exactly as before.

Bottom line: yes, it's safe to reformat.

04-06-2013, 09:55 AM	#19
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	Yes, it should be perfectly safe to format the drive. You will of course lose all documents and possibly some hacks (jailbreak, usbnetwork). So as an added safety measure, I suggest you copy all files before reformatting. I just tried it on my K3: Code: sudo umount /dev/sdb1 sudo mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n "Kindle" /dev/sdb1 (for you Windows people, that's the equivalent of ejecting, then reformatting, the partition). Then I rebooted the Kindle. It did come back with (only) the Oxford dictionaries listed, so they're obviously stored somewhere else. Finally, I plugged it in again and copied back all the files, and now it looks exactly as before. Bottom line: yes, it's safe to reformat.