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davidfor · 06-08-2013, 06:46 AM

Archiving removes the book file but keeps the details of the book. It is listed in the library and tapping the book downloads it. If you do that, it should remember the last reading position, unless the book was finished. In that case, it gets set to unread or maybe 1%.

Deleting the book removes all evidence of the book from the device. It won't sync after that. The only way i know to get it back is from the library on the Kobo site. You find it in the purchased list, select it and hit the "Bookmark" button. The next time you sync, the book will be downloaded. From memory, this will appear in the library list as 1% complete.

But, from what you are seeing, there is something else wrong. Unfortunately, It sounds like the database is corrupt. If you use calibre, there is a fair chance it will show a database error. If you have an SQLite browser, you can run the command "PRAGMA integrity_check" to test it. Powering off and on can also show things. If the database is to bad, you might get prompted to set up again. If it isn't that bad, some books might get readded to the database.

06-08-2013, 06:46 AM	#8
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Archiving removes the book file but keeps the details of the book. It is listed in the library and tapping the book downloads it. If you do that, it should remember the last reading position, unless the book was finished. In that case, it gets set to unread or maybe 1%. Deleting the book removes all evidence of the book from the device. It won't sync after that. The only way i know to get it back is from the library on the Kobo site. You find it in the purchased list, select it and hit the "Bookmark" button. The next time you sync, the book will be downloaded. From memory, this will appear in the library list as 1% complete. But, from what you are seeing, there is something else wrong. Unfortunately, It sounds like the database is corrupt. If you use calibre, there is a fair chance it will show a database error. If you have an SQLite browser, you can run the command "PRAGMA integrity_check" to test it. Powering off and on can also show things. If the database is to bad, you might get prompted to set up again. If it isn't that bad, some books might get readded to the database.