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Originally Posted by Zevs
If one wants to backup one's books, what is the best option. Is it transferring then all to an external cards and keep them safe or ..?
Zevs
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I guess it depends on how you handle backups in general. I backup all the files on my laptop, out of fear I might drop it. The Reader files are just on the tape with everything else.
To back up the books separately, you need to get the actual .LRF files AND (I recommend) the source files you made them from. I always keep the text or MOBI files that I buy, before I feed them into Calibre, in case some super-cool new converter feature motivates me to re-convert something. I'd also keep copies of the XML files, because they're many mouse clicks to reproduce.
To recap the reader file hiding places (All these references presume you have WinXP and have used the Tools tab > Folder Options > View tab to turn on "Show hidden files and folders"):
The default place for books (I think it's the default):
C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\My Documents\My Books\eBooks
There is the program itself, with all it's unique identifier certificates, in:
C:\Program Files\Sony\Reader
Then there is the database in:
C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Application Data\Sony Corporation\eBook Library\Database
Some LRFs live in this directory as well.
Then there is the registration/setup stuff in:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Marlin and
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\kinoma