Backing Up KOReader Preferences and Settings on Android

Incanus · 08-24-2020, 01:15 PM

How do you back up all your prefrences and settings when KOReader is insalled on Android?

And of course: if you install from scracth, how do you restore said preferences?

Awaiting your kind reply,

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pazos · 08-24-2020, 05:31 PM

Everything lives in /koreader folder, in your primary storage partition. By default that means the internal storage of the device.

Book thingies are kept in a sidecar folder, in the same directory of the book.

So, between android devices:

1. copy the koreader folder to the new device
2. copy the book files and their sidecar folder

Incanus · 08-24-2020, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pazos

2. copy the book files and their sidecar folder

Thanks for your prompt reply!

If I merely delete and old installation of KOReader and make a new installation (from scratch: the device, a Boyue Likebook Mars running Android 8.1, is loth to allow me to manually update, for whatever reason) on the same device without touching the ebook files, do I need to complete step #2?

I think not but I'd rather be sure than sorry.

Gratefully,

pazos · 08-25-2020, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incanus

Thanks for your prompt reply!

If I merely delete and old installation of KOReader and make a new installation (from scratch: the device, a Boyue Likebook Mars running Android 8.1, is loth to allow me to manually update, for whatever reason) on the same device without touching the ebook files, do I need to complete step #2?

I think not but I'd rather be sure than sorry.

Gratefully,

You can uninstall and reinstall the apk without step 1 and step 2 as the koreader dir is kept when the program is uninstalled.

*But* if you're going to upgrade the firmware a backup is a good thing. Specially on Likebooks

Incanus · 08-26-2020, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pazos

You can uninstall and reinstall the apk without step 1 and step 2 as the koreader dir is kept when the program is uninstalled.

Indeed. I tried it that way and it worked like a charm. Much obliged!

Quote:

Originally Posted by pazos

*But* if you're going to upgrade the firmware a backup is a good thing. Specially on Likebooks

Word, man...

Gratefully yours,

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Incanus Incanus Posts: 313 Karma: 210 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Chile Device: Boyue Likebook T80D	Backing Up KOReader Preferences and Settings on Android How do you back up all your prefrences and settings when KOReader is insalled on Android? And of course: if you install from scracth, how do you restore said preferences? Awaiting your kind reply, [INCANUS] - Follow me on itch.io El Escritorio - Spanish fiction reviews and interactive fiction Blog Last edited by Incanus; 08-24-2020 at 01:32 PM. Reason: replacing signature

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pazos cosiñeiro Posts: 1,406 Karma: 2451781 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: BQ Cervantes 4	Everything lives in /koreader folder, in your primary storage partition. By default that means the internal storage of the device. Book thingies are kept in a sidecar folder, in the same directory of the book. So, between android devices: 1. copy the koreader folder to the new device 2. copy the book files and their sidecar folder