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Originally Posted by RWood
Some have mentioned the option of deleting files on the Reader as a feature that they would like to have. I see no reason for implementing this useless feature.
The only purpose of deleting files is to gain additional space in the storage area of the Reader. While this is well and good, the space cannot be reused until the Reader is connected to a computer to place more files on it.
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The only reason to delete files on the Reader without the Reader connected to a computer is to hide that the Reader even contained the files in the first place. While this may be good for crib notes in an exam, it serves no purpose in the real world.
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Not all of us have something to hide, RWood.
I'm with Bob on this-- I like to delete books when I'm done with them. Since I tend to load a bunch of books on the reader and not connect it to my computer for weeks at a time I don't think it is unreasonable to be able to delete documents at will.
I also have a lot of pdf documents I transfered to my reader to use as reference material. I can read them fine in the computer software, but when I look at them on the reader the font is too small to be useful. Since I can't access the reader when it is plugged in to the computer, I have to do the following:
1. Open the document on the reader-- see that the document is unreadable.
2. Write down the name of the document-- remember that you cannot access the reader once it is connected to the computer.
3. Connect the reader to the computer.
4. Run Connect Reader software.
5. After several minutes, do a force-quit from the program manager because the Connect Reader program has locked up.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as needed.
7. Find the file I want to delete and remove it from the reader.
8. Disconnect the reader, turn it on, and check if I have deleted the correct file.
Exactly what is wrong with keeping things simple?