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Old 04-06-2025, 05:52 PM   #254
Steven Karp
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Device: Windows 10 Tablet / Calibre or Nexus 9 / Moon+
Okay, I've clearly screwed up.

I've got two Kobo readers, same model (one is mine, one is my spouse's). Until recently, I've used two different computers to update them, but now that I'm trying to consolidate and update them both from one computer (with two separate Calibre libraries), I'm running into trouble.

Kobo Utilities sees them both as being the same reader, which means I can't set up separate profiles for them. Both are detected as having a serial number ending in 429. Interestingly, when KU backs up the database, on one it names it with the 429 serial number and on the other, it names it as ending in 297. So at some level, it's recognizing the difference.

I suspect that at some point in the deep reaches of history, I copied the entire data directory from one to the other. But that was several thousand books ago, and I'd hate to have to wipe both devices and start fresh.

Is there a way to (a) figure out which one has the spurious serial number and (b) change it to the correct number WITHOUT factory resetting the device?
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