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lostpasswordguy · 11-21-2020, 01:20 AM

Please excuse me if this is the wrong subforum to post in, it seemed like the best fitting place on mobileread and I think developers may have useful knowledge here.

I set a password on my non-touch kindle 4 (D01100) and forgot it. I have notes on an ebook which I didn't buy from amazon, so the notes aren't in amazon's cloud. I would like to recover those notes very much. I haven't modified the kindle in any non amazon approved way, so it seems my only options are to guess my password or to reset my kindle.

When you reset a kindle, does it overwrite your personal data? Or simply mark the space where it is stored as available? In the latter case, I should hopefully be able to recover my notes by resetting the kindle, imaging it, and using data recovery software? I'd appreciate any help or tips, I have searched google and this forum and have found no info on what I could do on an unjailbroken device without a password.

11-21-2020, 01:20 AM	#1
lostpasswordguy Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2020 Device: Kindle D01100	Password lost-does factory resetting overwrite data? Please excuse me if this is the wrong subforum to post in, it seemed like the best fitting place on mobileread and I think developers may have useful knowledge here. I set a password on my non-touch kindle 4 (D01100) and forgot it. I have notes on an ebook which I didn't buy from amazon, so the notes aren't in amazon's cloud. I would like to recover those notes very much. I haven't modified the kindle in any non amazon approved way, so it seems my only options are to guess my password or to reset my kindle. When you reset a kindle, does it overwrite your personal data? Or simply mark the space where it is stored as available? In the latter case, I should hopefully be able to recover my notes by resetting the kindle, imaging it, and using data recovery software? I'd appreciate any help or tips, I have searched google and this forum and have found no info on what I could do on an unjailbroken device without a password.