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Uncle Robin · 03-28-2022, 04:14 PM

I'm not 100% sure this question belongs here, but it seems likely overall:

I do all my reading in KOreader, but have always assumed that the Kobo Utilities function of updating read status on connecting the device only works in Nickel. So I was in the habit of exiting KOReader going back into Nickel, and updating book statuses there before connecting to Calibre. I didn't mind the small extra hassle. Then one day last week, I accidentally forgot, connected to USB while still in KOReader and found that Kobo Utilities DID see all my reading status changes from books that I had never even opened in Nickel, and updated them all in Calibre. Oh frabjous day!

Then, yesterday, I finally cleared my Sage of all Kobo Store entries. Having downloaded and de-drmd all my Kobo purchases, I moved them all into my archive via the Kobo website, then updated my Sage to remove all the entries there. This triggered the expected update to 4.31, which I promptly undid, reinstalling 4.30 and re-enabling KOReader

When I next started up KOReader, I discovered that Kobo Utilities no longer recognizes it. "no reading statuses were found that need updating". I also sent some books to the device while connected via KOReader, and although the green "on device" tick appeared after the send was finished, when I next logged into Calibre from Nickel, the books did not show as "on device", although a check of file explorer showed them as present. When I then sent them again, they did not turn up as duplicates in Calibre, and a check of file explorer confirms only one copy of each is on the device.

Sorry for the long-winded intro, but that's the situation as it stands. My question is: Was the brief interlude of full Kobo Utilities functionality via KOReader an aberration, or is it supposed to work? If the latter, any suggestions on why it no longer does?

03-28-2022, 04:14 PM	#2432
Uncle Robin Diligent dilettante Posts: 3,661 Karma: 52758936 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: in my mind Device: Kobo Sage; Kobo Libra Colour	I'm not 100% sure this question belongs here, but it seems likely overall: I do all my reading in KOreader, but have always assumed that the Kobo Utilities function of updating read status on connecting the device only works in Nickel. So I was in the habit of exiting KOReader going back into Nickel, and updating book statuses there before connecting to Calibre. I didn't mind the small extra hassle. Then one day last week, I accidentally forgot, connected to USB while still in KOReader and found that Kobo Utilities DID see all my reading status changes from books that I had never even opened in Nickel, and updated them all in Calibre. Oh frabjous day! Then, yesterday, I finally cleared my Sage of all Kobo Store entries. Having downloaded and de-drmd all my Kobo purchases, I moved them all into my archive via the Kobo website, then updated my Sage to remove all the entries there. This triggered the expected update to 4.31, which I promptly undid, reinstalling 4.30 and re-enabling KOReader When I next started up KOReader, I discovered that Kobo Utilities no longer recognizes it. "no reading statuses were found that need updating". I also sent some books to the device while connected via KOReader, and although the green "on device" tick appeared after the send was finished, when I next logged into Calibre from Nickel, the books did not show as "on device", although a check of file explorer showed them as present. When I then sent them again, they did not turn up as duplicates in Calibre, and a check of file explorer confirms only one copy of each is on the device. Sorry for the long-winded intro, but that's the situation as it stands. My question is: Was the brief interlude of full Kobo Utilities functionality via KOReader an aberration, or is it supposed to work? If the latter, any suggestions on why it no longer does?