[Ken Maltby]

Trying to use a large collection of ebook files on an external uSD card causes the Kobo device to process the file data into its database. In the case of any number of files over ~500, the processing display will progress in a normal fashon until it reaches "85% complete" then there is no further indication that any processing is underway. At this time, it is over seven hours and my AuraHD is still displaying "Processing content, One moment please..., 85% complete". This unchanging display gives no indication whether any actual processing is still happening.

One solution is to use "giorgio130"'s port of KoReader to the Kobo, which has a normal File Manager to access the files and doesn't engage in the "Processing" that the "normal" software on the Kobos is so committed to. (KoReader made an ~8000 ebook collection on an external uSD card available for file selection and reading, in a couple of seconds.)

Has anyone found another approach that allows for the use of a large number of ebooks?
Or an explanation of how and why this is occurring?

Luck;
Ken