Troubleshooting where are my kindle folders?

bilgisiz · 09-16-2011, 04:05 AM

I have kindle 3. I have many ebooks and mangas in my kindle. I found out there was a virus in my kindle. So i cleaned it. Now when i connect my kindle to my PC i see 3 files in my kindle(no folders) Autorun.ini, driveinfo.calibre and metadata.calibre ... Folders like Images, app ... all gone. When i disconnect my kindle i can see all my ebooks and mangas in my kindle, i can read them so antivirus didnt erase them. How can i see my folders again? "Show hidden files, folders and drivers" option checked in my 64 bit windows 7.

thomass · 09-16-2011, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bilgisiz

I have kindle 3. I have many ebooks and mangas in my kindle. I found out there was a virus in my kindle. So i cleaned it. Now when i connect my kindle to my PC i see 3 files in my kindle(no folders) Autorun.ini, driveinfo.calibre and metadata.calibre ... Folders like Images, app ... all gone. When i disconnect my kindle i can see all my ebooks and mangas in my kindle, i can read them so antivirus didnt erase them. How can i see my folders again? "Show hidden files, folders and drivers" option checked in my 64 bit windows 7.

also uncheck the "Hide protected operating system files" box.

bilgisiz · 09-16-2011, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by thomass

also uncheck the "Hide protected operating system files" box.

i did. problem goes on.

Mike L · 09-16-2011, 08:00 AM

Bilgisiz,

You said "I found out there was a virus in my kindle".

Did I hear that right? A virus in the Kindle? Are you sure about that? It's certainly a first, as far as I know.

bilgisiz · 09-16-2011, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bilgisiz

i did. problem goes on.

Silly of me. When i said i unchecked "Hide protected operating system files" i just checked "show hidden files, folders ....". I thought it was the same thing. So i unchecked "Hide protected operating system files" and my problem solved. Mike L Kindle is like a usb flash disk so of course a computer can infect it. Viruses can also effect memory card of cameras, phones ...

DiapDealer · 09-16-2011, 10:20 AM

I'd do a "Reset to Factory Defaults" and start all over with a spanking new Kindle, myself.

Mike L · 09-17-2011, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bilgisiz

Kindle is like a usb flash disk so of course a computer can infect it. Viruses can also effect memory card of cameras, phones ...

There's a big difference between a virus destroying the data on a USB drive (such as a Kindle) and a virus actually infecting a Kindle, which is what you said.

09-16-2011, 04:05 AM	#1
bilgisiz Member Posts: 18 Karma: 8252 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: kindle 3.0.2 529960105	where are my kindle folders? I have kindle 3. I have many ebooks and mangas in my kindle. I found out there was a virus in my kindle. So i cleaned it. Now when i connect my kindle to my PC i see 3 files in my kindle(no folders) Autorun.ini, driveinfo.calibre and metadata.calibre ... Folders like Images, app ... all gone. When i disconnect my kindle i can see all my ebooks and mangas in my kindle, i can read them so antivirus didnt erase them. How can i see my folders again? "Show hidden files, folders and drivers" option checked in my 64 bit windows 7.

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