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Originally Posted by davidfor
On the device, you can add "ExportHighlights=true" into the FeatureSettings section of the config file. With this, the long press menu of the book will have an extra option, "Export highlights" (or something like this). Using this will prompt you for a file name and export the annotations to that file in the root directory of the device.
If you are a calibre user, there is "Fetch annotations" (or something like that) on the device menu. This appends the annotations to the comments field of the metadata in the calibre library. It shows the highlighted text plus the annotation.
Again for calibre users, there is the Annotation plugin. Like the built-in calibre function, this fetches the annotations, but it can put them into a custom column. It is also handles them better if you use multiple devices or change them in the calibre library. This supports Kobo and Kindle devices plus some ereader apps. This plugin was created by someone else, but I am maintaining it.
As meera said, my Kobo Utilities plugin has a annotations function. It is basically the calibre "Fetch annotations" but written to a dialog that you can copy the text from. I wrote this before the Annotations plugin existed and do not recommend this. But, if I remove it, someone is sure to complain.
tshering wrote a nice little tool for Windows that extracts the annotations. I don't think it has been updated for a while, but the way annotations are stored hasn't changed, so it should still work.
Lastly, if the epub is on the main memory of the device, there is a file with the annotations in it. This is produced by the Adobe RMSDK side of the reader. It is in the directory "Digital Editions/Annotations". The rest of the path matches the path to the epub and the file has the extension "annot". This is an XML file that can easily be read to see the annotations. And with a little care, can be copied to the PC to use with ADE. |
So, I've so far tried the Kobo Utility, Annotation to copy annotation/highlights to the computer. Also located the annotation files within the DE folder, which can be copied.
But since I copy the annotations for backup reasons in case of complete ereader failure or change of ereader, how do I restore the annotations back to either the factory reset eareader or a new ereader to which I copy all books from the calibre library?
And when making a calibre backup for the backup hardrive, does it include the books AND annotation files?
Sorry, about the questions, but when I was trying the kobo utilities to backup the device database it went fine yesterday. But when trying a lot with this annotation backup plugins, the database backup went wrong today, said it was corrupt. The reader worked okej though, so I did like a another member, just copied back the backup from yesterday. But I feel a bit scared to use plugins again. Just want to be able to make backups of my books and annotations from the device to the computer and from the computer to the external backup harddrive, for restoration of computer or reader.