Thread: Kobo Firmware 4.6.9995
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Old 10-27-2017, 07:51 PM   #187
davidfor
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Originally Posted by Dryhte View Post
I don't feel like resetting to factory on my son's Touch. Can I downgrade to the previous firmware by sideloading? (download the correct firmware, extract it into the .kobo/ folder, restart)
While I usually recommend doing a factory reset when downgrading, it will usually work. And the less firmware versions involved, the more likely it is that there will be no problems.

When I do this sort of thing, I take a full copy of the book partition first. That way, if something goes wrong (i.e. me making a mistake), I can easily get back to the starting point.

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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
What you can do is copy the entire contents of the removable drive. Then you can factory reset, install the firmware you want, and put the contents back on the drive and you should be good to go.
Which is not really helpful. The only thing that really worries me about installing older firmware is that the database or something else in the book partition won't be compatible. That isn't much of a problem if you only go back a version or two, but there are a couple of changes in the database over the years that aren't backwardly compatible.
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