Thread: [GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities
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Old 07-02-2021, 02:55 AM   #2266
davidfor
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Originally Posted by Skydog View Post
To be honest, I don't recall ever noticing a connection status. I assumed, incorrectly, that since I had always made manual backups that automated ones would work as well. What happens "under the hood" that is different between manual/automated?
If you have any of the automatic options configured, the plugin gets called each time a device is connected. It checks if the device is a Kobo device and runs whatever is needed. If the actions are specific to a device, then it runs whatever is supposed to be run for that device. And the device is based on the id saved and if it matches the id that calibre gets from the device.

The manual options for storing the reading status is the same as the automatic option. The manual backup does the same thing as the automatic, but you are prompted where to put the backup and name the file.
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Currently there are four devices listed in the plugin, all of which display the correct s/n. There have been no factory resets, only patching applied with each firmware update (and Calibre 4.23 => 5.xx). I'll check for status icons at first available opportunity tomorrow, then should I just remove all devices and start from scratch?
If what you have agrees with your devices, I would leave them there and check when you connect that device. If it doesn't match then, you can remove the old one and add the correct details. I do this occasionally as some of my devices get reset for various tests and the stop being matched.
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