Thread: Aura One battery experiences???
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Old 09-19-2016, 11:54 PM   #143
davidfor
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Originally Posted by jackastor View Post
Logging off your device will delete your data base and it will be like day one. The books would still be there but you would have to rebuild all. The easiest way to avoid all this is to not enable wifi and use the desktop app to setup and sync your reader.
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Originally Posted by Zaroff View Post
Ok. Supposing I reset the device, set it up through the desktop app without ever turning on wifi etc, but having previously backed up the database, and restoring it after the reset, would that keep my collections, progress, etc, intact? And wouldn't reintroduce the bug, as well?
Long term, it is very unlikely that this would help. It is possible that letting the desktop application do the setup and downloading any purchased books would delay the first time the sync failed as described.

For the restore and backup, it depends on whether you are sideloading or buying from Kobo. If you do no sideloading, just let the device sync. This will include the books and their status, collections and annotations

If you sideload only, it might work. The issue will be the mismatch between the books from Kobo (including recommendations) and what is on the drive. The device sorting this out might trigger exactly the problem you are trying to avoid.

If you have a mix of purchased and sideloaded, then I wouldn't advise the restore. Let the device handle the purchased books, and use Calibre plus my Kobo Utilities plugin to sort out the collections and reading status.
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