Formatting Drive Questions

Aleyst · 02-26-2012, 07:44 AM

Just curious,
How bad would it be if I formatted the drive (Kindle 4NT) when it's plugged into windows.

What would the result be?

Also, is there a way to restore it to original settings, (screensavers and all?)

DiapDealer · 02-26-2012, 09:24 AM

Resetting to Factory Defaults should be able to clear up any issues that might arise from formatting the user-mounted (USB) drive... hypothetically. But why would you want to?

HarryT · 02-26-2012, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Resetting to Factory Defaults should be able to clear up any issues that might arise from formatting the user-mounted (USB) drive... hypothetically. But why would you want to?

On a Non-Touch it's OK to reformat the drive, but don't do it on a Touch. The TTS files are in the user filestore on a Touch, and if you reformat the drive you'll lose them.

Aleyst · 02-26-2012, 06:54 PM

Well that's good to know, hypothetically, it would be because there are a bunch of files on there from when I may or may not have JB it... Which if I had done, was uninstalled.

How about restoring all the original screensavers?
I have the screen saver files but.. yeah, not sure how to get it back to how it should be.

HarryT · 02-26-2012, 06:57 PM

If you want some help, please cut out the obliquity and ask a straightforward question. Nobody can help you if we don't understand what it is that you're asking!

DiapDealer · 02-26-2012, 07:06 PM

A factory reset will certainly make your Kindle behave as if it's no longer jail-broken, but it doesn't necessarily remove all traces of the jail-break. Most jail-break packages have their own uninstall programs that you should use for that purpose.

Aleyst · 02-27-2012, 09:26 PM

All right, straight forward then.

Before the JB for the K4NT came out, I used
this method to get custom screensavers. That was fine, when ithe JB and SS hack came out I did those.

But now they aren't working... more than likely something to do with the Calibre copy cover to device or something I did wrong. Now I want to get everything thing back to original with the original screen savers and such.

So, there you have it.

02-26-2012, 07:44 AM	#1
Aleyst Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 2800 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Device: PW (7th Gen), PW (10th Gen)	Formatting Drive Questions Just curious, How bad would it be if I formatted the drive (Kindle 4NT) when it's plugged into windows. What would the result be? Also, is there a way to restore it to original settings, (screensavers and all?)

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02-26-2012, 09:24 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,899 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Resetting to Factory Defaults should be able to clear up any issues that might arise from formatting the user-mounted (USB) drive... hypothetically. But why would you want to?

02-26-2012, 06:54 PM	#4
Aleyst Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 2800 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Device: PW (7th Gen), PW (10th Gen)	Well that's good to know, hypothetically, it would be because there are a bunch of files on there from when I may or may not have JB it... Which if I had done, was uninstalled. How about restoring all the original screensavers? I have the screen saver files but.. yeah, not sure how to get it back to how it should be.

02-26-2012, 06:57 PM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	If you want some help, please cut out the obliquity and ask a straightforward question. Nobody can help you if we don't understand what it is that you're asking!

02-26-2012, 07:06 PM	#6
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,899 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	A factory reset will certainly make your Kindle behave as if it's no longer jail-broken, but it doesn't necessarily remove all traces of the jail-break. Most jail-break packages have their own uninstall programs that you should use for that purpose.

02-27-2012, 09:26 PM	#7
Aleyst Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 2800 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Device: PW (7th Gen), PW (10th Gen)	All right, straight forward then. Before the JB for the K4NT came out, I used this method to get custom screensavers. That was fine, when ithe JB and SS hack came out I did those. But now they aren't working... more than likely something to do with the Calibre copy cover to device or something I did wrong. Now I want to get everything thing back to original with the original screen savers and such. So, there you have it.