Loading new computer

RobertF13 · 12-04-2019, 07:37 PM

My laptop that held my Calibre and all the files was destroyed. Luckily a large number of books were on my Kindle. I loaded Calibre onto a new laptop and plugged in my Kindle to sync but the new empty Calibre won't pull from the Kindle. Is there a way to load what's on my Kindle into the new Calibre?

theducks · 12-04-2019, 08:19 PM

Depends on which Kindle, and some.
Many newer devices have 'Protected storage'. That is, storage that the USB port can't touch.
Then there is DRM (we can't discuss removal here at MR. Ask at Alf's place)

Why not log into your Kindle account at Amazon and download to your PC (Kindle 4 PC will be needed)
?

RobertF13 · 12-06-2019, 06:13 PM

Thanks, but a lot of stuff on my Kindle (paperwhite) is not from Amazon.

davidfor · 12-06-2019, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RobertF13

Thanks, but a lot of stuff on my Kindle (paperwhite) is not from Amazon.

How did the books get on the device? If you sideloaded them, start calibre, connect the device and go to the device list. Select the books you want to put in the library and right click. Then select the option to add them to the library. That should work for anything that doesn't have DRM.

12-04-2019, 07:37 PM	#1
RobertF13 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: Kindle	Loading new computer My laptop that held my Calibre and all the files was destroyed. Luckily a large number of books were on my Kindle. I loaded Calibre onto a new laptop and plugged in my Kindle to sync but the new empty Calibre won't pull from the Kindle. Is there a way to load what's on my Kindle into the new Calibre?

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12-04-2019, 08:19 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,988 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Depends on which Kindle, and some. Many newer devices have 'Protected storage'. That is, storage that the USB port can't touch. Then there is DRM (we can't discuss removal here at MR. Ask at Alf's place) Why not log into your Kindle account at Amazon and download to your PC (Kindle 4 PC will be needed) ?

12-06-2019, 06:13 PM	#3
RobertF13 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: Kindle	Thanks, but a lot of stuff on my Kindle (paperwhite) is not from Amazon.

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