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katysan55 · 11-07-2026, 12:28 PM

Hi, using these directions: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kob...nd_Collections

This section isn't working for Fixing duplicate collections:

1. From the plugins menu, select Database and then Fix Duplicate Shelves. The plugin will then display a list of shelves and how many occurences of each shelf are found. Select which shelves to delete, and then indicate whether to keep the oldest or newest shelf of each duplicated one. (I *think* that normally, you would want to keep the newest instance).
2. Next, decide whether or not to Purge the shelves from the database. If you decide to Purge, then the records are totally dropped from the Kobo; however, they will remain on the Kobo Server, and, unless the second bullet is done, will reappear. If you decide NOT to Purge, then the next sync of your device to Kobo will also remove the duplicate records from their infrastructure.
3. Finally, press the OK button and watch the magic happen.

I can only do step 1, steps 2 and 3 aren't options I can see. Any ideas?

11-07-2026, 12:28 PM	#1
katysan55 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2026 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Collections Issue - Calibre and KLC Hi, using these directions: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kob...nd_Collections This section isn't working for Fixing duplicate collections: 1. From the plugins menu, select Database and then Fix Duplicate Shelves. The plugin will then display a list of shelves and how many occurences of each shelf are found. Select which shelves to delete, and then indicate whether to keep the oldest or newest shelf of each duplicated one. (I think that normally, you would want to keep the newest instance). 2. Next, decide whether or not to Purge the shelves from the database. If you decide to Purge, then the records are totally dropped from the Kobo; however, they will remain on the Kobo Server, and, unless the second bullet is done, will reappear. If you decide NOT to Purge, then the next sync of your device to Kobo will also remove the duplicate records from their infrastructure. 3. Finally, press the OK button and watch the magic happen. I can only do step 1, steps 2 and 3 aren't options I can see. Any ideas?