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Hector1970 · 10-16-2020, 03:43 PM

Hi All

I've a number of Kindles (Paperwhites) that I used to be able to connect to a computer / laptop and add documents to it. It used to appear as a drive like the C or D drive and I could add files to the documents folder. Now none of the Kindles will connect to computer or laptop. I've used Windows 10 Laptops and gone back to Windows Vista laptops. I've downloaded the latest drivers (which are not new - there seems to be no updates). Should a Kindle Paperwhite be able to connect to a computer. If I bought a new one would it or has all this been disabled on the Kindle by Amazon. I bought new data cables to make sure I was using a data cable (as opposed to power only cable). Every other type of device connects no problems to the computers. Only the Kindle is not recognized.
All information on the internet is completely out of date. I just can't tell are all my devices malfunctioning or whether its just not possible anymore.

10-16-2020, 03:43 PM	#1
Hector1970 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Kindle Paperwhite not connecting to Computer Hi All I've a number of Kindles (Paperwhites) that I used to be able to connect to a computer / laptop and add documents to it. It used to appear as a drive like the C or D drive and I could add files to the documents folder. Now none of the Kindles will connect to computer or laptop. I've used Windows 10 Laptops and gone back to Windows Vista laptops. I've downloaded the latest drivers (which are not new - there seems to be no updates). Should a Kindle Paperwhite be able to connect to a computer. If I bought a new one would it or has all this been disabled on the Kindle by Amazon. I bought new data cables to make sure I was using a data cable (as opposed to power only cable). Every other type of device connects no problems to the computers. Only the Kindle is not recognized. All information on the internet is completely out of date. I just can't tell are all my devices malfunctioning or whether its just not possible anymore.