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Old 01-10-2012, 09:56 AM   #1
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[SOLVED] Formatted Kindle, now no more books show up
I formatted my kindle's memory (kindle 4 wi-fi w/ SO), and now none of the books I put on it via calibre or manually in the documents folder do show up. It simply tells me there are no contents to view. All I get is the empty "archive (0)" link (I don't have wi-fi to download). What can I do?

edit: Problem solved! Yay!
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Old 01-10-2012, 11:11 AM   #2
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Not sure there is any way to undo that. Formatting erases everything. What problem were you trying to solve by formatting?
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Old 01-10-2012, 11:14 AM   #3
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Try doing a factory reset.
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Old 01-10-2012, 11:17 AM   #4
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I imagine you only formatted the user mountable portion (what you see when you plug it in to a computer via USB)

Try a factory reset.
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Old 01-10-2012, 12:15 PM   #5
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Check your Amazon account online to make sure that the device is still registered and your books are still showing in their archives. I believe that the Kindle will need to "talk" to Amazon via wifi before any archived Amazon books show as available.
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Old 01-10-2012, 06:08 PM   #6
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Check your Amazon account online to make sure that the device is still registered and your books are still showing in their archives. I believe that the Kindle will need to "talk" to Amazon via wifi before any archived Amazon books show as available.
it is still registered, it shows the set name in the title and all. I can't connect it to wireless as I don't have wi-fi.

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I imagine you only formatted the user mountable portion (what you see when you plug it in to a computer via USB)

Try a factory reset.
Yes, only the user mountable part.

edit: factory reset worked, great! Thanks!
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Old 01-10-2012, 06:33 PM   #7
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Glad you got it working!
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Old 01-11-2012, 04:43 AM   #8
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Unfortunately you will have lost your TTS files by doing the format - I suspect you'll find that TTS no longer works.

Edit: Never mind, I see that you have a K4 which doesn't have TTS
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I formatted my kindle's memory (kindle 4 wi-fi w/ SO), ]
Just asking, but why would anyone want to format their Kindle internal flash drive??? Thanks.

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Old 01-12-2012, 06:03 AM   #10
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Just asking, but why would anyone want to format their Kindle internal flash drive??? Thanks.

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If the file system became corrupt, would be one reason. This can happen quite easily if you don't do a "safely remove hardware" or "eject" before unplugging the USB cable.
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Just asking, but why would anyone want to format their Kindle internal flash drive??? Thanks.

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In addition to Harry's response, sometimes Windows gives a "this drive must be formatted before you can use it" message when it's not actually true. I occasionally have this happen with USB drives (especially those I use with multiple OSes) and once or twice with my Kindle. Usually it can be resolved just by disconnecting and reconnecting the device in question, but I'm sure some people take it at it's word and format the device.
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