Send to device is no longer automatic

adriaja · 06-19-2025, 08:22 AM

I read you silently and that's how I've managed to solve most of my problems so far, but this one is driving me crazy.

I've been using Calibre for almost 15 years to send books, first to my Kindles and now to my Kobo Clara and Libra Colour, without any problems. I just hit the send to device button. Suddenly, for a few days now, when I send a book, a window pops up asking me what format I want to send. I don't remember changing anything in the settings or in the driver, but who knows. I use Calibre 8.4, and the new unified driver for Kobo Touch and Extended has been working perfectly (I sent ePub and it was automatically converted to kepub) until a week ago. What could be happening? How do I fix it?

kovidgoyal · 06-19-2025, 09:35 AM

right click the device icon and choose configure this device and make sure epub and kepub are ticked in the lsit fo formats to send to the device.

adriaja · 06-19-2025, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

right click the device icon and choose configure this device and make sure epub and kepub are ticked in the lsit fo formats to send to the device.

Thanks for replying, Kovid, but that's exactly how I have it set up, with both epub and kepub checked. Even if I uncheck kepub and leave only epub, I get the popup window to choose the format to send although there is only one format.
Could it be that instead of marking something inappropriately, I have unmarked something necessary?
Any other idea?

JSWolf · 06-19-2025, 02:05 PM

If you install and configure the Reading List plugin, you can easily make a list of what you want send to your Reader. Then when you plug in your Reader, these books will automatically be send to your Reader.

adriaja · 06-19-2025, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you install and configure the Reading List plugin, you can easily make a list of what you want send to your Reader. Then when you plug in your Reader, these books will automatically be send to your Reader.

Thanks Jon, but the only thing I want is to recover the functionality I had until last week and that I don't know how I lost: that the send to device button works automatically, without asking what format to send.

chaley · 06-19-2025, 04:38 PM

Any chance you set the "default send to device action"? Your description sounds like it has been changed to "send specific format to" something. See the screen capture.

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If this is what happened, change the default action back to "Send to main memory".

adriaja · 06-20-2025, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by chaley

Any chance you set the "default send to device action"? Your description sounds like it has been changed to "send specific format to" something. See the screen capture.
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If this is what happened, change the default action back to "Send to main memory".

Wow, Chaley, you're the best! That's exactly it! Thank you so, so much! Everything works like a charm now. I don't think I would have figured it out on my own in a thousand years. I don't know how I happened to change the default sending behavior, but obviously I did.

Thanks a million again! And if you ever come to Cantabria, you're invited to a paella.

chaley · 06-20-2025, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by adriaja

Thanks a million again! And if you ever come to Cantabria, you're invited to a paella.

You're welcome, and

06-19-2025, 08:22 AM	#1
adriaja Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cantabria, Spain Device: Kobo: Libra Color, Clara 2e, Libra H2O, Kindle: Oasis, Voyage, Touch	Send to device is no longer automatic I read you silently and that's how I've managed to solve most of my problems so far, but this one is driving me crazy. I've been using Calibre for almost 15 years to send books, first to my Kindles and now to my Kobo Clara and Libra Colour, without any problems. I just hit the send to device button. Suddenly, for a few days now, when I send a book, a window pops up asking me what format I want to send. I don't remember changing anything in the settings or in the driver, but who knows. I use Calibre 8.4, and the new unified driver for Kobo Touch and Extended has been working perfectly (I sent ePub and it was automatically converted to kepub) until a week ago. What could be happening? How do I fix it?

06-19-2025, 04:38 PM	#6
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,444 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Any chance you set the "default send to device action"? Your description sounds like it has been changed to "send specific format to" something. See the screen capture. If this is what happened, change the default action back to "Send to main memory".

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06-19-2025, 09:35 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	right click the device icon and choose configure this device and make sure epub and kepub are ticked in the lsit fo formats to send to the device.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,745 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	If you install and configure the Reading List plugin, you can easily make a list of what you want send to your Reader. Then when you plug in your Reader, these books will automatically be send to your Reader.

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