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CmplxAdSys · 07-16-2015, 08:04 PM

I recently purchased a Kobo Aura H20 and installed Calibre 2.31.0 64 bit on Windows 8.1 to manage my e-book collection. Because I like orgainzing stuff, I followed the Wiki instructions on managing Kobo collections, but came across a problem which I'd appreciate help with.

My collections data seems only to sync one way when I plug in my Kobo: from Calibre to the Kobo. It does not sync the other way around; Calibre overwrites changes I made on the Kobo itself. So, for instance, if I use my Kobo device to create a collection and put books in the collection, and then plug it in and sync to Calibre, Calibre will erase those entries and remove the books from the collection. However, if I enter the collection name(s) in Calibre for the books in my Library in the custom column I created as per the Wiki, and then plug in and sync the device, it updates.

My question is: Is there any way to enable two-way syncing on this so that I can organize my collections on the Kobo and then have those changes appear in Calibre upon syncing?

If it helps, I made my modifications as per the Wiki in the standard KoboTouch plugin. I believe I did my due diligence and searched the forums to find and answer to this question, but didn't find anything pertaining to this specific issue.

Thanks in advance! I'm really glad I found this forum after getting my first e-reader!

07-16-2015, 08:04 PM	#1
CmplxAdSys Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kobo Aura H20	Collections Sync Issue with Calibre and Kobo Aura H20 I recently purchased a Kobo Aura H20 and installed Calibre 2.31.0 64 bit on Windows 8.1 to manage my e-book collection. Because I like orgainzing stuff, I followed the Wiki instructions on managing Kobo collections, but came across a problem which I'd appreciate help with. My collections data seems only to sync one way when I plug in my Kobo: from Calibre to the Kobo. It does not sync the other way around; Calibre overwrites changes I made on the Kobo itself. So, for instance, if I use my Kobo device to create a collection and put books in the collection, and then plug it in and sync to Calibre, Calibre will erase those entries and remove the books from the collection. However, if I enter the collection name(s) in Calibre for the books in my Library in the custom column I created as per the Wiki, and then plug in and sync the device, it updates. My question is: Is there any way to enable two-way syncing on this so that I can organize my collections on the Kobo and then have those changes appear in Calibre upon syncing? If it helps, I made my modifications as per the Wiki in the standard KoboTouch plugin. I believe I did my due diligence and searched the forums to find and answer to this question, but didn't find anything pertaining to this specific issue. Thanks in advance! I'm really glad I found this forum after getting my first e-reader!