File structure on memory card

randyman · 10-05-2006, 07:44 AM

Can anyone share what the folder/file structure looks like on a memory card/stick that has been loaded with ebooks?

Since I'm a Mac user, I can't use the Connect software to get started... I'm guessing all I really need is the name of the folder where the Reader will look for non-DRM text, RTF and .pdf files. Or do they simply go on the root level? (I doubt it, but I have no way of knowing...)

With that info, I can start loading up my baby...

Thanks!

igorsk · 10-05-2006, 08:24 AM

From the reports I gather that it will scan the whole card, so the folders don't matter.

fireproof · 10-05-2006, 08:27 AM

I'm in the same boat - luckily I've got access to a PC running Windows!

A plain SD/MMC/Memory stick won't work, but once you've added the following directory structure you can add books just fine.

Sony Reader >> books (note the capitalization!)
There's also a directory called "database" in the Sony Reader directory where the cache.xml file is stored. I suppose it will be created automatically by the device, but probably wouldn't hurt to make it yourself.

As a side note, there's no way to delete books in main memory without using the Sony Connect software.

fireproof · 10-05-2006, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igorsk

From the reports I gather that it will scan the whole card, so the folders don't matter.

I didn't have any luck with that -- though perhaps it's just a bum SD card (it's a left over). Once I used the Sony Connect software on a PC, which created the folder structure, everything seemed to work alright. I'll try dropping a few files outside the Sony Reader >> books directory and see what happens.

fireproof · 10-05-2006, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireproof

A plain SD/MMC/Memory stick won't work

I was wrong -- I just put an RTF file at the root of the SD card and it worked fine.

Perhaps the moral is "Format your card first?"

Bob Russell · 10-05-2006, 09:18 AM

When I first started to play with a Reader, I just copied the e-book to an SD card. Folders are fine, as are subfolders. When you insert the card, the Reader shows an animated busy signal while it searches for all the e-books across all folders and adds them to the book list.

Either then, or after a books is opened from the SD card, you will get a new directory structure and a file that looks like this: \Sony Reader\database\cache.xml. But you don't have to put e-books in that directory structure.

And yeah, I think that to manage the contents of the internal memory, you have to use the Connect software. But I plan on leaving an SD card in the Reader all the time anyway (except when it's in the card reader slot).

Slava · 10-05-2006, 11:03 AM

When I first time inserted memory stick, it did work. But after that, Reader wont rescan MS content anymore, unless you reboot it. So I use USB transfer now. Each time you disconnect USB cable, Reader rescans both internal memory and MS and shows all the book I have.

randyman · 10-05-2006, 12:49 PM

Thanks for the responses. When I opened this thread this morning, I hadn't yet picked up my Reader... I just got it, and as promised, the memory stick I loaded last night showed all the eBooks on startup. They were indeed all in the root directory.

Slava, thanks for the tip on rescan. I wish I didn't have to get back to work, and could keep exploring! Tonight, tonight...

10-05-2006, 07:44 AM	#1
randyman Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 8851 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol, RI Device: Now, iPad!	File structure on memory card Can anyone share what the folder/file structure looks like on a memory card/stick that has been loaded with ebooks? Since I'm a Mac user, I can't use the Connect software to get started... I'm guessing all I really need is the name of the folder where the Reader will look for non-DRM text, RTF and .pdf files. Or do they simply go on the root level? (I doubt it, but I have no way of knowing...) With that info, I can start loading up my baby... Thanks!

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igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	From the reports I gather that it will scan the whole card, so the folders don't matter.

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fireproof Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 16 Join Date: Mar 2004 Device: Palm Tungsten\|TX, Sony Reader^H^H^H^H, iLiad, iPhone	I'm in the same boat - luckily I've got access to a PC running Windows! A plain SD/MMC/Memory stick won't work, but once you've added the following directory structure you can add books just fine. Sony Reader >> books (note the capitalization!) There's also a directory called "database" in the Sony Reader directory where the cache.xml file is stored. I suppose it will be created automatically by the device, but probably wouldn't hurt to make it yourself. As a side note, there's no way to delete books in main memory without using the Sony Connect software.

10-05-2006, 09:18 AM	#6
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	When I first started to play with a Reader, I just copied the e-book to an SD card. Folders are fine, as are subfolders. When you insert the card, the Reader shows an animated busy signal while it searches for all the e-books across all folders and adds them to the book list. Either then, or after a books is opened from the SD card, you will get a new directory structure and a file that looks like this: \Sony Reader\database\cache.xml. But you don't have to put e-books in that directory structure. And yeah, I think that to manage the contents of the internal memory, you have to use the Connect software. But I plan on leaving an SD card in the Reader all the time anyway (except when it's in the card reader slot).

10-05-2006, 11:03 AM	#7
Slava Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 129 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New England Device: PRS-500 · iPad · K3	When I first time inserted memory stick, it did work. But after that, Reader wont rescan MS content anymore, unless you reboot it. So I use USB transfer now. Each time you disconnect USB cable, Reader rescans both internal memory and MS and shows all the book I have.

10-05-2006, 12:49 PM	#8
randyman Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 8851 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol, RI Device: Now, iPad!	Thanks for the responses. When I opened this thread this morning, I hadn't yet picked up my Reader... I just got it, and as promised, the memory stick I loaded last night showed all the eBooks on startup. They were indeed all in the root directory. Slava, thanks for the tip on rescan. I wish I didn't have to get back to work, and could keep exploring! Tonight, tonight...

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