Thread: KOreader on Android
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Old 02-18-2020, 12:13 PM   #268
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Originally Posted by joandr View Post
Really it would be better if we could choose a personalized path for the sdr folders, between main memory (or a simple file) or book folder, each would choose according to their needs. Is this parameter not possible in the Settings ? Thank you
Nope. The only way to keep sidecar dirs (*.sdr) out of your way is to store books in a read only partition. This will keep your book history in /path/to/storage/koreader/history.lua.

There are a few reasons to keep sidecar dirs in the same path of books: easy sync, easy backup & restore, easy export, avoids hashing each book on an underpowered device, allows moving books...

The only downside I can see is that exploring a directory filled with books (and sidecar dirs) is not as clean as one with ebooks only. That issue is android (and desktop, dunno Pocketbook) specific because on the rest of platforms there are no filemanagers that can display these "crappy" files.
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