Help: Disable Indexing Kindle Voyage 5.65

Readirect · 11-01-2015, 01:19 PM

For my use, the Kindle "feature" of indexing every damned word in every damned book on my device is -- to put it bluntly -- stupid. Especially when the Voyage simply refuses to index the book ... lots and lots of books. This is no matter what I try, from deleting the index to deleting the book and re-transferring it to changing the format to deleting the metadata.

There *used* to be an easy method on my older Kindles, using debug, to disable indexing using the commands in the search box

;debugOn
~disableIndexing
;debugOff

This doesn't seem to work any longer on my Voyage with fw 5.65. Has anyone gotten this to work?

eschwartz · 11-01-2015, 02:58 PM

I thought that was

Code:

;di

Readirect · 11-02-2015, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I thought that was

Code:

;di

doesn't seem to work, either. I guess the ability to disable indexing is yet another Amazon upgrade designed to reduce user enjoyment of their product.

Cinisajoy · 11-02-2015, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Readirect

doesn't seem to work, either. I guess the ability to disable indexing is yet another Amazon upgrade designed to reduce user enjoyment of their product.

Most users would have no idea about disabling indexing.

pidgeon92 · 11-02-2015, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Most users would have no idea about disabling indexing.

And beyond that, I'd never do it. Being able to look up a word or character is something I find very helpful at times.

jgaiser · 11-02-2015, 08:06 PM

One user doesn't like it, therefore it's a problem. Makes sense to me

hfpop · 11-03-2015, 12:05 AM

Mount your Kindle Voyage as USB unit on your PC/laptop. Go to the system folder. Remove the Search Indexes folder. Create instead a file with the same name (Search Indexes) and absolutely no extension. Unmount and reboot the Kindle. That's it.

Readirect · 07-30-2016, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hfpop

Mount your Kindle Voyage as USB unit on your PC/laptop. Go to the system folder. Remove the Search Indexes folder. Create instead a file with the same name (Search Indexes) and absolutely no extension. Unmount and reboot the Kindle. That's it.

Thanks!

11-01-2015, 01:19 PM	#1
Readirect Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 20456 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: KPW1	Help: Disable Indexing Kindle Voyage 5.65 For my use, the Kindle "feature" of indexing every damned word in every damned book on my device is -- to put it bluntly -- stupid. Especially when the Voyage simply refuses to index the book ... lots and lots of books. This is no matter what I try, from deleting the index to deleting the book and re-transferring it to changing the format to deleting the metadata. There used to be an easy method on my older Kindles, using debug, to disable indexing using the commands in the search box ;debugOn ~disableIndexing ;debugOff This doesn't seem to work any longer on my Voyage with fw 5.65. Has anyone gotten this to work?

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11-01-2015, 02:58 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I thought that was Code: ;di

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jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	One user doesn't like it, therefore it's a problem. Makes sense to me

11-03-2015, 12:05 AM	#7
hfpop Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 136662 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: N/A	Mount your Kindle Voyage as USB unit on your PC/laptop. Go to the system folder. Remove the Search Indexes folder. Create instead a file with the same name (Search Indexes) and absolutely no extension. Unmount and reboot the Kindle. That's it.

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