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Originally Posted by davidfor
That's good that the backup worked. I haven't done a full backup and restore like that, but I have replaced the database with a backup a few times.
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I am glad I had the backup, because trying restoring just the database this time did not work - and at some point the device logged me out without me doing anything! In addition, it would not let me setup via WIFI. Setting up via the Kobo desktop resulted in 356 books (no joke) showing with the arrow for downloading on my device, whereas I have bought from Kobo less than 20 (i presume these were previews), at which point I felt so stuck that erased the device and copied the backup, and it worked.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
As you have a good restore mechanism, there is something that would be good to try: logout of the Kobo account on the device. This will remove the current database and replace it with a new empty database and then restart. You will be prompted to login and do the setup again. But it won't go back to the factory installed database. After that, see what happens when you add the book.
The reason for this is in case there is a problem with the your backup of the database that we can't see. I have looked at the two copies you sent me. While I can't see anything in the good version that would explain the problem. But, I also don't get the problem on my device when I load the book you are using onto my either my Touch or Glo.
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Ok, that is the least I could do. I am reporting below all the steps in case they help.
So first off, I connected the device to perform a new backup, i.e. I only copied all the files from the device to my hard drive - Calibre was off, and I disconnected the device "safely" using widows - after the recover the carousel was no longer showing the book I was reading before connecting to the laptop. However the book was there, and opened at the correct page.
I performed a sync (for some unknown reason I was asked for the password again, though I have used this network many times), then logged out.
The mini asked me for some five seconds whether I wanted to login, then the smiley emoticon appeared, then seemed to hang - and I could not power it off. I gave it a couple of minutes and could finally power on, but again it hanged. To cut a long story short, the device kept hanging, even when plugged in to wake it up. After six or seven attempts, I went for a pinhole reset, but the Mini hangs with that, too. In fact, I've tried the pinhole reset various times, it always hangs. The battery was full, by the way.
At this point I am truly stuck, so grateful for any suggestions!