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Originally Posted by davidfor
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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Maybe it's of some use to know:
I do have some books bought in the Kobo account to which the device is connected. I did the following, when I got it.
- Switched off Wifi, never turned it on either.
- Set up and synced the device using the desktop app.
- Then I removed all books from the device, using the device's menu.
- Sideloaded the books I wanted on it, using Calibre.
(Basically, the same way as I've been using my Kindle.)
Battery life is very good; it drops less than 1% during the night.