Kindle PW3 not recognised on Mac

kyteflyer · 05-17-2023, 02:32 AM

I'm having a problem with my Kindle PW3 which is not being recognised by my MacOS which is Catalina (10.14), let alone by Calibre.

Anyone got a clue about how to force it? I've posted in Apple devices and Calibre forums too. Hoping someone might have a clue

Kindleing · 05-17-2023, 03:29 AM

I believe that happened to me awhile back and I ended up rebooting the Mac (mine is an older not upgradable Mac Pro desktop still on El Capitan). It was a USB error where the Kindle wasn't mounted as a drive, so Calibre had no idea it was there.

I rarely shut down my Mac so it can go a long time between reboots. It wouldn't hurt to reboot the Kindle at the same time, if you haven't.

Come to think of it, it may have been a Kobo I had the problem with - but the problem was the same and the solution was to reboot the Mac.

kyteflyer · 05-17-2023, 05:40 PM

Thanks heaps for this. Its such a basic move, I should have thought of it myself. I’ll claim dementia!

meeera · 05-19-2023, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyteflyer

Thanks heaps for this. Its such a basic move, I should have thought of it myself. I’ll claim dementia!

Did it work?

05-17-2023, 02:32 AM	#1
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,844 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone 12 Mini	Kindle PW3 not recognised on Mac I'm having a problem with my Kindle PW3 which is not being recognised by my MacOS which is Catalina (10.14), let alone by Calibre. Anyone got a clue about how to force it? I've posted in Apple devices and Calibre forums too. Hoping someone might have a clue

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05-17-2023, 03:29 AM	#2
Kindleing Groupie Posts: 187 Karma: 9440000 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Washington State, USA Device: Kindles & Kobos	I believe that happened to me awhile back and I ended up rebooting the Mac (mine is an older not upgradable Mac Pro desktop still on El Capitan). It was a USB error where the Kindle wasn't mounted as a drive, so Calibre had no idea it was there. I rarely shut down my Mac so it can go a long time between reboots. It wouldn't hurt to reboot the Kindle at the same time, if you haven't. Come to think of it, it may have been a Kobo I had the problem with - but the problem was the same and the solution was to reboot the Mac.

05-17-2023, 05:40 PM	#3
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,844 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone 12 Mini	Thanks heaps for this. Its such a basic move, I should have thought of it myself. I’ll claim dementia!

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