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rantanplan · 10-06-2025, 12:45 PM

Are you, by any chance, using macOS or Linux?

If you're on Linux, make sure to start Calibre before you connect your Kindle, because it's using MTP and only 1 application can use MTP at the same time. By default, this will be your file browser, so boot up Calibre first.

If you're on macOS, you need an application for MTP. Either the official app or openMTP. Both work fine.

10-06-2025, 12:45 PM	#2
rantanplan Weirdo Posts: 920 Karma: 11941602 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Wuppertal, Germany Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2, Boox Note Air 2+	Are you, by any chance, using macOS or Linux? If you're on Linux, make sure to start Calibre before you connect your Kindle, because it's using MTP and only 1 application can use MTP at the same time. By default, this will be your file browser, so boot up Calibre first. If you're on macOS, you need an application for MTP. Either the official app or openMTP. Both work fine.