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bdub · 01-26-2026, 07:06 PM

Ran into a weird scenario this past weekend.

I installed KOBO Utilities as a plugin for Calibre. I added my books. But when I went to device and selected eject, my KOBO wouldn't eject. So I uninstalled KOBO Utilities, restarted Calibre, and this time I was able to eject the device without any issues.

I added KOBO Utilities because I wanted to figure out why sometimes when I eject, my new books are added and sometimes by random they're not. When I did run a database check for my KOBO, it did say my database was corrupt.

Now, everything seems to be working fine. The only issue that I have is if I ever update metadata with Calibre, it zeros out my reading statistics for whatever I happen to be reading. I don't lose my place in the book where I am at. I only lose the stats.

Should I do anything given that the KOBO Utilities app said my database is corrupt? Should I have logged off and logged back in again? I do have about about 200 books on my KOBO right now, and most of those are side loaded.

I ask after having read this: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=361380

Let me know what next steps I should take given the above. And let me know if this eject issue is a bug with the KOBO Utilities or if there is somewhere else I need to eject the device other than the device icon.

I have a Clara BW with Firmware: 4.44.23552

Thanks.

01-26-2026, 07:06 PM	#1
bdub Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 408544 Join Date: Sep 2025 Device: Kobo Clara BW	Problem Ejecting Device (KOBO) Ran into a weird scenario this past weekend. I installed KOBO Utilities as a plugin for Calibre. I added my books. But when I went to device and selected eject, my KOBO wouldn't eject. So I uninstalled KOBO Utilities, restarted Calibre, and this time I was able to eject the device without any issues. I added KOBO Utilities because I wanted to figure out why sometimes when I eject, my new books are added and sometimes by random they're not. When I did run a database check for my KOBO, it did say my database was corrupt. Now, everything seems to be working fine. The only issue that I have is if I ever update metadata with Calibre, it zeros out my reading statistics for whatever I happen to be reading. I don't lose my place in the book where I am at. I only lose the stats. Should I do anything given that the KOBO Utilities app said my database is corrupt? Should I have logged off and logged back in again? I do have about about 200 books on my KOBO right now, and most of those are side loaded. I ask after having read this: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=361380 Let me know what next steps I should take given the above. And let me know if this eject issue is a bug with the KOBO Utilities or if there is somewhere else I need to eject the device other than the device icon. I have a Clara BW with Firmware: 4.44.23552 Thanks. Last edited by bdub; 01-26-2026 at 09:39 PM.