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Old 01-01-2021, 11:18 AM   #59
austmeliamne
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Device: Kindle Fire HD 10
Kindle Fire 9th Gen connection fix

This is probably old news to most, but I figured this out today after some trial and error. Thought it might help someone out in the future.
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How to connect Kindle Fire 9th Gen to Calibre:
  1. On your Kindle, open the settings app.
  2. Go to Connected Devices --> USB
  3. Under "USB used for" tap on "File Transfer"
  4. Launch Calibre and your device should show up. If you have a SD card installed, that should show up as well.
You have to change the "USB used for" setting BEFORE launching Calibre. Changing this setting puts the Kindle Fire into MTP mode, allowing for file transfers. Calibre interfaces with devices using MTP.

It seems that the 9th Gen Kindle Fire OS always defaults "USB used for" to "Do Nothing" so you need to change the setting each time you connect the Kindle to your PC before launching Calibre. If you have already launched Calibre, simply close and relaunch after changing the "USB used for" setting.

Last edited by austmeliamne; 01-01-2021 at 11:21 AM.
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