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sophiemom · 11-26-2022, 03:52 PM

Thank you very much. I learned that my Kindle for PC app had disappeared from my laptop. Reinstalled from Amazon. The default program setting for several file types then correctly changed to Kindle, but not for the most important ones, such as AZW3. I still have no option but Calibre for opening for AZW3 and 20 other file types.

All of this happened as a result of my actions on Calibre; I did not change default program settings (never need to). The icon for all books changed immediately after my activity in Calibre; they are on my desktop, so the change/problem was instantly visible. I know it is my fault, not Calibre’s. 21 file types continue to only open with Calibre, with no option to open with another program. They include but are not limited to azw1, azw3, book,...fb2, ....ibook, ibooks, opf, pdb, pml. Txt files were also defaulting to Calibre so I changed it to notepad, for lack of other useful options.

The (older) Kindle books correctly managed by Calibre are mobi files, but that has never caused any problems. I have never had problems in accessing those books. But I need for Calibre to not open my azw3 books, which happened just yesterday, from my actions in Calibre.

11-26-2022, 03:52 PM	#6
sophiemom Member Posts: 23 Karma: 11322 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle x4	Calibre User Error - Need Help Please Thank you very much. I learned that my Kindle for PC app had disappeared from my laptop. Reinstalled from Amazon. The default program setting for several file types then correctly changed to Kindle, but not for the most important ones, such as AZW3. I still have no option but Calibre for opening for AZW3 and 20 other file types. All of this happened as a result of my actions on Calibre; I did not change default program settings (never need to). The icon for all books changed immediately after my activity in Calibre; they are on my desktop, so the change/problem was instantly visible. I know it is my fault, not Calibre’s. 21 file types continue to only open with Calibre, with no option to open with another program. They include but are not limited to azw1, azw3, book,...fb2, ....ibook, ibooks, opf, pdb, pml. Txt files were also defaulting to Calibre so I changed it to notepad, for lack of other useful options. The (older) Kindle books correctly managed by Calibre are mobi files, but that has never caused any problems. I have never had problems in accessing those books. But I need for Calibre to not open my azw3 books, which happened just yesterday, from my actions in Calibre.