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Old 07-14-2022, 10:01 AM   #1
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My Kobo hates collections

Several months ago I posted asking for help with my kobo taking forever to sync. Someone recommended deleting my collections and redoing them. This worked perfectly, for a time. The issue eventually returned and I got rid of it with the same fix. Again it worked temporarily and I repeated the process, this time making less collections, but got the same results. When I delete all my collections, the sync immediately fixes and takes under 1 minute.

I have an Aura H2O 2 and I manage collections using tags in Calibre. Below is a list of fixes I've tried.
  • Verified all my tags match the collection names on my kobo
  • The number of collections I have doesn't seem to matter. I've had as many as 30 and as few as 11.
  • Deleting just some collections with no change. It has to be all of them.
  • Deleting all my Calibre tags, then deleting and re-importing side loaded books, and adding books to collections manually on the kobo.
  • Factory resets have only been temporary fixes

Any insights would be appreciated! I use my collections a lot, but also sync often to get my library books (I have multiple cards so I use Libby and sync). I'd love to be able to use both features again.
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Old 07-14-2022, 01:03 PM   #2
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What firmware are you running on your Kobo? Are you using Calibre? If so, what version?
Kobo firmware: 4.33
Calibre version: 6.0
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Old 07-14-2022, 02:26 PM   #4
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Old 07-14-2022, 03:48 PM   #5
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Not on my kobo.

I have the kobo touch and kobo utilities plug-ins for Calibre.
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Old 07-14-2022, 04:23 PM   #6
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Try switching drivers. If you are using the KoboTouch driver, ue the KoboTouchExtended and visa versa. Also make sure the other driver is properly configured for collections.

And one other thing to make sure if is that in Preferences > Sending books to devices that you have Metadata management set to Automatic.

Check the driver to make sure it is correctly configured. Under the Collections tab, make sure that Create collections is checked and that the correct column is specified. I have tags as the collections column.
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Old 07-14-2022, 04:55 PM   #9
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No point switching drivers. The KTE just extends the functions from the base KT driver.

I'd be more tempted to try some painful steps.

Maybe a repair Kobo account (found under Device Information).

Factory reset followed by setup. Don't put any content on the device after reset but do a couple of syncs (which might be slow). After the syncs there will probably be collections on the device (while Kobo does not sync sideloaded it does sync collections). Use the device menus (not calibre) to remove the restored collections and do another sync. Finally when you have no collections left on the device and have synced try adding content via calibre.

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Old 07-14-2022, 05:00 PM   #10
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Old 07-14-2022, 06:23 PM   #11
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I don't use collections. In calibre, I just set the author tag, and the device organizes by author. This seems to work well, without lag. But I only have fiction on the device.
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I don't use collections. In calibre, I just set the author tag, and the device organizes by author. This seems to work well, without lag. But I only have fiction on the device.
Kobo already let's you organize by author, so what's the advantage of doing so in calibre?

I like collections to organize my books by subgenre (it's mostly all fantasy) and certain features I love like books with lots of political intrigue. It's really nice since I'm a mood reader.
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No point switching drivers. The KTE just extends the functions from the base KT driver.

I'd be more tempted to try some painful steps.

Maybe a repair Kobo account (found under Device Information).

Factory reset followed by setup. Don't put any content on the device after reset but do a couple of syncs (which might be slow). After the syncs there will probably be collections on the device (while Kobo does not sync sideloaded it does sync collections). Use the device menus (not calibre) to remove the restored collections and do another sync. Finally when you have no collections left on the device and have synced try adding content via calibre.

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I have tried account repair and it did nothing. I've done factory reset twice, but never tried syncing it a couple times before adding books, so I'll try that. Thank you for the help!
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Try switching drivers. If you are using the KoboTouch driver, ue the KoboTouchExtended and visa versa. Also make sure the other driver is properly configured for collections.

And one other thing to make sure if is that in Preferences > Sending books to devices that you have Metadata management set to Automatic.

Check the driver to make sure it is correctly configured. Under the Collections tab, make sure that Create collections is checked and that the correct column is specified. I have tags as the collections column.
I have it all set up this way already, but I appreciate the help. Thank you.
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