Aura HD Huge file in Kobo Aura internal storage

wizzard · 06-02-2013, 12:44 AM

So my Aura was complaining that it can't update as there isn't enough free space in the internal storage. This surprised me as I store all books in the SD card and even that wouldn't be enough to take up 4GB.
So I opened the internal folder in Windows Explorer and found a strange folder with a string of numbers as its name. Within this folder were numerous files and one folder named "cpbf" followed by a string of zeroes. Within this folder are 3 files, one of which is named the same as the original folder and the other 2 are "cpbdf" and "cpbmf". The size of "cpbdf" is 2.9GB.
Any idea what this file is and why is it so big?

GeoffR · 06-02-2013, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by wizzard

So I opened the internal folder in Windows Explorer and found a strange folder with a string of numbers as its name. Within this folder were numerous files and one folder named "cpbf" followed by a string of zeroes. Within this folder are 3 files, one of which is named the same as the original folder and the other 2 are "cpbdf" and "cpbmf". The size of "cpbdf" is 2.9GB.
Any idea what this file is and why is it so big?

They may be data files from a backup program called CrashPlan. If you are running this program you probably need to tell it not to store its stuff on your Aura.

Ken Maltby · 06-02-2013, 01:20 AM

Googling seems to suggest they might be "CrashPlan" related;

https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-...w=1189&bih=723

The developers might have left something in the wrong place.

You could copy all that to a folder on your PC for now, and continue with your update.

Luck;
Ken

wizzard · 06-02-2013, 03:19 PM

Thanks for the tip. It might be CrashPlan which I have installed. It saw my Aura as a drive it was backing up to. So it should be safe to delete this folder.

06-02-2013, 12:44 AM	#1
wizzard The Reader Posts: 52 Karma: 10714 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: USA Device: Aura HD	Huge file in Kobo Aura internal storage So my Aura was complaining that it can't update as there isn't enough free space in the internal storage. This surprised me as I store all books in the SD card and even that wouldn't be enough to take up 4GB. So I opened the internal folder in Windows Explorer and found a strange folder with a string of numbers as its name. Within this folder were numerous files and one folder named "cpbf" followed by a string of zeroes. Within this folder are 3 files, one of which is named the same as the original folder and the other 2 are "cpbdf" and "cpbmf". The size of "cpbdf" is 2.9GB. Any idea what this file is and why is it so big?

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06-02-2013, 01:20 AM	#3
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	Googling seems to suggest they might be "CrashPlan" related; https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-...w=1189&bih=723 The developers might have left something in the wrong place. You could copy all that to a folder on your PC for now, and continue with your update. Luck; Ken

06-02-2013, 03:19 PM	#4
wizzard The Reader Posts: 52 Karma: 10714 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: USA Device: Aura HD	Thanks for the tip. It might be CrashPlan which I have installed. It saw my Aura as a drive it was backing up to. So it should be safe to delete this folder.

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