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zaqxsw · 07-08-2021, 03:31 PM

I've been a Paperwhite user since 2012, and probably a Calibre user from about then also.

I download and sideload all of my eBooks through Calibre with the help of a plugin or two. I Always have. All of my eBooks have been processed this way.

I bought a new PW 3 - Gen 7 in 2017, and successfully moved the contents of my old PW 2 to the new PW 3 just straight through an USB computer connection. There are some tricks and things not to do, so I wrote a brief, personal guide.

No issue with the documents and their folders containing highlights, bookmarks, and notes for each document. But, on the eBooks, I made a note in the guide that says if I do this again, don't copy the books associated folder. I do lose that book's highlights, bookmarks, and notes, but a new folder is created and the eBook works. Occasionally, there is a cover problem, but I use Calibre to fix those.

I'll probably buy a new PW in 2022, and am second guessing my guide on how to do this. Why did I say not to copy an eBooks associated folder? Stupid question because I wrote the guide, but hey, getting up there in the years...

Thanks for any replies!

07-08-2021, 03:31 PM	#1
zaqxsw Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 - Gen 11 2022	Copying eBooks and Documents from old PW to new PW I've been a Paperwhite user since 2012, and probably a Calibre user from about then also. I download and sideload all of my eBooks through Calibre with the help of a plugin or two. I Always have. All of my eBooks have been processed this way. I bought a new PW 3 - Gen 7 in 2017, and successfully moved the contents of my old PW 2 to the new PW 3 just straight through an USB computer connection. There are some tricks and things not to do, so I wrote a brief, personal guide. No issue with the documents and their folders containing highlights, bookmarks, and notes for each document. But, on the eBooks, I made a note in the guide that says if I do this again, don't copy the books associated folder. I do lose that book's highlights, bookmarks, and notes, but a new folder is created and the eBook works. Occasionally, there is a cover problem, but I use Calibre to fix those. I'll probably buy a new PW in 2022, and am second guessing my guide on how to do this. Why did I say not to copy an eBooks associated folder? Stupid question because I wrote the guide, but hey, getting up there in the years... Thanks for any replies!