New Laptop...will it save everything on transfer?

DougFNJ · 01-13-2009, 12:25 PM

Hi Guys,

Just got a new laptop. I haven't installed the 505 to it yet. I was wondering if when I plug it in to the new one, will all my saved pages, bookmarks, and settings transfer over, or will it start fresh like an iPod?

Thanks in advance.

DougFNJ · 01-14-2009, 11:20 AM

Nobody has gotten a new computer since they got their readers????

pilotbob · 01-14-2009, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougFNJ

Hi Guys,

Just got a new laptop. I haven't installed the 505 to it yet. I was wondering if when I plug it in to the new one, will all my saved pages, bookmarks, and settings transfer over, or will it start fresh like an iPod?

I'm pretty sure it will. All that stuff is saved on the device, not on the PC.

BOb

BTW: iPod also doesn't start fresh unless you tell it to.

NatCh · 01-14-2009, 11:25 AM

I've not gotten a new computer, but I can answer part of it: anything you xfer off the the Reader onto a PC will carry your bookmarks and such with it. I'm not sure about your library files on the old computer, but I'd guess that if you copy the whole directory and the books over to the new computer you'll probably get most, if not all, of it.

You could try installing the Library software and then copying the data over, and seeing what happens. If it hoses, you could just reinstall the Library software.

If all else fails, you could do it the painfully slow way and transfer all your books to the new laptop via your Reader -- i.e. load them (as many as you can at a time) onto the Reader from the old PC then off-load them onto the new one. A nice big memory card would help there.

It might be slower than day-old gravy, but it ought to work.

01-13-2009, 12:25 PM	#1
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	New Laptop...will it save everything on transfer? Hi Guys, Just got a new laptop. I haven't installed the 505 to it yet. I was wondering if when I plug it in to the new one, will all my saved pages, bookmarks, and settings transfer over, or will it start fresh like an iPod? Thanks in advance.

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01-14-2009, 11:20 AM	#2
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	Nobody has gotten a new computer since they got their readers????

01-14-2009, 11:25 AM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I've not gotten a new computer, but I can answer part of it: anything you xfer off the the Reader onto a PC will carry your bookmarks and such with it. I'm not sure about your library files on the old computer, but I'd guess that if you copy the whole directory and the books over to the new computer you'll probably get most, if not all, of it. You could try installing the Library software and then copying the data over, and seeing what happens. If it hoses, you could just reinstall the Library software. If all else fails, you could do it the painfully slow way and transfer all your books to the new laptop via your Reader -- i.e. load them (as many as you can at a time) onto the Reader from the old PC then off-load them onto the new one. A nice big memory card would help there. It might be slower than day-old gravy, but it ought to work.

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