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Originally Posted by cbeaver
There is a solution possible from within Windows itself - I will assume this is similar to an issue I had with my GloHD some time ago as this does sound very similar.
First plug in your Kobo to the computer.
Open Windows Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Storage - Disk Management.
A list of your dives will appear. Check is there is a specific listing for the Kobo. If there is, check that a Drive Letter has been attached to the Kobo's listing. If there is NOT a drive letter attached, right click the listing for the Kobo, and click on Change Drive Letter and Paths. It MAY ask you to confirm that is what you want to do, click on OK, and allow the computer to add a derive letter for the Kobo.
You may or may not have to confirm your choice. on leaving the Computer Management screen, but regardless, your Kobo will now be accessible from within Windows Exploder (not an sp -  ) and for whatever program you use to load books.
This is what worked for me and saved a "bricked" unit. |
Thanks, I found this solution as well.
Since the device is detected as an unknown USB device, it's also not listed as drive or anything else.
So unfortunately this solution also doesn't work.
By the way, devices that don't get a driveletter assignes are usually easy to solve when you press start, type diskmgmt.msc, rightclick on your device and select 'change drive letter'. usually Windows uses a driveletter which is already in use, most of the time mapped network drive letters, just choose a free letter and after pressing ok your device will pop up with an explorer window.
I'm still looking for this problem. I'm convinced it's Windows related since I have 2 now with the exact same problem and tried. I bought a broken one (broken screen) and it had the exact same problem. I tried to buy a third one but tried it on my laptop first and exact same problem! Already tried it on 4 differrent machines but all Windows 10 with the latest version on it. I suspect a faulty USB driver. I can'r believe I tried 3 devices with the same problem.
Also tried live Linux from USB drive but that also didn't work but I'm a total n00b in Linux.