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davidfor · 12-07-2017, 06:32 PM

What do you mean by "move"? Do you mean you want to rearrange the directory structure of your sideloaded kepubs?

If that is the case, the simplest way to do it is using calibre. My Kobo Utilities plugin has a method to store and restore the reading status of all books on the device. You can use this to store the reading status, then remove the books and resend them using calibre. After the device process them, you can connect again and restore the reading positions.

The plugin is doing this by reading and updating the database on the device. That means you could do it yourself. It wouldn't be that hard, but you need to modify at least two table for each book, and potentially five or six. And if you get it wrong, then the status will be lost and the book treated as a new book.

I can take you through how to do this, but it will take time. If you are already a calibre user, look at the plugin. It should be able to do what you want.

12-07-2017, 06:32 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	What do you mean by "move"? Do you mean you want to rearrange the directory structure of your sideloaded kepubs? If that is the case, the simplest way to do it is using calibre. My Kobo Utilities plugin has a method to store and restore the reading status of all books on the device. You can use this to store the reading status, then remove the books and resend them using calibre. After the device process them, you can connect again and restore the reading positions. The plugin is doing this by reading and updating the database on the device. That means you could do it yourself. It wouldn't be that hard, but you need to modify at least two table for each book, and potentially five or six. And if you get it wrong, then the status will be lost and the book treated as a new book. I can take you through how to do this, but it will take time. If you are already a calibre user, look at the plugin. It should be able to do what you want.