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Now, once you get your server info clean that way, of course you should log out of the device before doing anything else (to stake its database once and for all, before it can pollute the server again) and then log back in to build a fresh, clean one. Yes, I wound up doing this "the bad way" by just deleting the database wholesale, but the principle of "quarantine, treat, eradicate" remains sound. |
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But, of course, if what you say about the apps doing it better, then your instructions are overkill, especially when you add the logout step. Solution is simple: - Logout on the device - Delete all the shelves on the app - Sync the app - Login on the device. If that doesn't sort it out, then nothing will. |
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Suppose I have a shelf named SF, and I sync my device and see three copies (IDs 1, 2, and 3) of that shelf. I can't delete any of the three from the device, because the other two instantly resurrect it. I can't see but one copy in the app, but I can delete it there. So I do that, and maybe that kills SF #2 on the server. Sync down to the device, and hopefully it kills SF #2 there as well. But you still have SF #3 to deal with. That's why you resync the app, see another SF shelf pop up, kill it, and resync, and that's why you resync the app again after pulling that fix down to the device. Properly, you should keep going until you get a clean app sync with no copies of SF, whereupon you can create a new SciFi shelf to replace it. You have to eradicate all the duplicates before the problem is fixed, and that has to be done in (in this case) all three places: app, device, and server. It's possible that the device database will be fixed and pristine at this point, but it's much safer to kill it (by logging out) and reconstitute it than to cross your fingers and hope you're safe. It's like nuking the planet from orbit; it's the only way to be sure. ![]() I happen to write code for a living, and I've been programming for over 25 years; I do know a little bit about dealing with this sort of thing... Last edited by Rev. Bob; 03-05-2013 at 10:29 PM. |
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Of course, none of this helps someone who only has the single device. Quote:
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If it helps anything (and I'm going to get in touch with customer service, to see if they can help me), here's the current behaviour of my multiple shelves.
1. They cannot be deleted or renamed. It goes through the process of doing so, but nothing actually happens. 2. The do not show a "created on" date like my other shelves do. 3. If I accidentally add a book to one of the offending multiples, it creates yet *another* multiple shelf of itself. It does this for each book added. 4. If you're looking at them in the list view, it says they have "X" amount of books in the shelf. However, if I go into the shelves themselves, they tell me they are empty. I know this is absolutely true, because I deleted every book off my actual reader and put them all on my SD, knowing I was going to attempt another factory reset. |
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If you know someone with an iOS device, it may well be worth asking them to let you borrow the device long enough to try my solution...especially if they don't have the Kobo app installed already. That way, they install the Kobo app, you log in, go through the repair steps, delete the app, and it takes your account information off their device in the process - so you're secure. If I lived near you, I'd offer to do so myself; it's a boring process, but not a particularly long one. |
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That would be wise. I had an e-mail from customer care regarding duplicate shelves a week ago with some steps to take and instructions to let them know when done and they would complete the fix on their end. Can't say if it worked or not since my duplicates had disappeared on their own at that point, however it was specific instructions so they apparently are fixing it in a specific way.
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It's always three of each shelf, each time they return. Should have mentioned that fact-thanks for reminding me.
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Yeah, that's relatively easy to fix. Depending on device sync time and total number of shelves, I could probably have it fixed in about half an hour.
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@Corpsegoddess: I don't understand what exactly this bug is about...
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This is not an issue with the device; it's an issue on the Kobo back end.
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And it is a problem that was fixed in the backend, but, may need some shelves removed by Kobo to finish the clean up.
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If I understand well, some shelves was created syncing the device, now the bug is fixed but the shelves must be removed manually? If so, I think the bug is solved.
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FWIW. I update to 2.1.5 about two weeks ago. Before the update, I didn't have any duplicate shelves. After the update, I had multiple shelves. Not sure how this is considered "fixed".
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For what it's worth, I ended up emailing the support at Kobo and they took care of this for me. I had to send them the exact name of the offending shelves; they did some sort of something on their end and then they were gone.
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