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Old 08-29-2025, 11:36 AM   #2
stef
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Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Clara BW
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Originally Posted by eSpark View Post
A recent update from Kobo has trashed my (old but previously reliable) Clara BW. It now cycles through the "..." startup sequence endlessly and ignores all attempts to factory reset, etc ('Hold the button for 15+ secs, release then press again', etc). The 'Powered Off' screen doesn't happen.


Does anyone have any suggestions on how to reset it? It's fully charged and since there's no pinhole and only one button I have few options - being in Europe means I can't even connect it to a laptop for 'mothership reset' (no apps available for Windows)!


Any ideas are welcome, apart from switching to a more reliable brand?
From here follow the steps for manual reset.

Instead of the "powered off" screen I pressed the button until the power light turned off.

Read the article from here: A few things to keep in mind till the end, one time before you start.

You will start like a new device, everything from the beginning.

You will be fine.

PS. Europe too, no app, no support for my language, no interface fonts either...
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