Libra Colour PDFs open to first page

thbrds · 06-13-2025, 05:23 PM

For the past few months (since I've gotten my device) I've been able to view PDFs properly on my Kobo. As in, upon opening, I'm taken to the last page that I was on, and any (annotation) bookmarks I made would remain where I set them.

Today, I went in to a PDF editor to add some (pdf-embedded) bookmarks that would act as a table of contents in kobo. I reloaded the PDFs, and now I'm no longer taken to my last viewed page upon reopening the document. Additionally, my (annotation) bookmarks are on the first page as well once I reopen the document.

I assumed it was caused by something with the PDF editor, so I tried different ones, but still had the same issue. Then, I deleted the files that didn't work and re-uploaded my original, un-edited files that I didn't ever have any issues with. Except it's still not saving my bookmarks in the proper place or returning me to the page I left on.

I'm not sure what the issue could be, this isn't happening for any other type of document, and hasn't ever been an issue in the past. I'd appreciate any help or insight. Please let me know if any other information is needed.

Aleron Ives · 06-13-2025, 06:14 PM

It sounds like your database is corrupt. You can try checking it with Calibre, but unless you have a backup, you may have to delete it (which will erase everything you've saved in every book). If Calibre says it's corrupt, you might be able to repair it with an SQL editor, but restoring a known good backup would be the best option.

thbrds · 06-13-2025, 06:46 PM

Quote:

It sounds like your database is corrupt. You can try checking it with Calibre, but unless you have a backup, you may have to delete it (which will erase everything you've saved in every book). If Calibre says it's corrupt, you might be able to repair it with an SQL editor, but restoring a known good backup would be the best option.

Received this from the database check:

Result of running 'PRAGMA integrity_check' on database on the Kobo device:

ok

Is there something else that could be causing this issue?

Aleron Ives · 06-14-2025, 04:24 PM

If there is, I don't know what it would be. A faulty SD card can also cause weird problems like this, but IIRC the Libra Colour uses eMMC, so you can't replace the memory on it without replacing the whole device.

06-13-2025, 05:23 PM	#1
thbrds Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2025 Device: Kobo Libra Color	PDFs open to first page For the past few months (since I've gotten my device) I've been able to view PDFs properly on my Kobo. As in, upon opening, I'm taken to the last page that I was on, and any (annotation) bookmarks I made would remain where I set them. Today, I went in to a PDF editor to add some (pdf-embedded) bookmarks that would act as a table of contents in kobo. I reloaded the PDFs, and now I'm no longer taken to my last viewed page upon reopening the document. Additionally, my (annotation) bookmarks are on the first page as well once I reopen the document. I assumed it was caused by something with the PDF editor, so I tried different ones, but still had the same issue. Then, I deleted the files that didn't work and re-uploaded my original, un-edited files that I didn't ever have any issues with. Except it's still not saving my bookmarks in the proper place or returning me to the page I left on. I'm not sure what the issue could be, this isn't happening for any other type of document, and hasn't ever been an issue in the past. I'd appreciate any help or insight. Please let me know if any other information is needed.

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06-13-2025, 06:14 PM	#2
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,681 Karma: 16307824 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	It sounds like your database is corrupt. You can try checking it with Calibre, but unless you have a backup, you may have to delete it (which will erase everything you've saved in every book). If Calibre says it's corrupt, you might be able to repair it with an SQL editor, but restoring a known good backup would be the best option.

06-14-2025, 04:24 PM	#4
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,681 Karma: 16307824 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	If there is, I don't know what it would be. A faulty SD card can also cause weird problems like this, but IIRC the Libra Colour uses eMMC, so you can't replace the memory on it without replacing the whole device.

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