Libra Colour Dropbox and the Libra - File Limits?

mjt57 · 06-06-2025, 12:09 AM

I recently bought a Libra Color. As a part of learning what it does I found that I can use Dropbox to store EPUBs and to sync it with the reader.

So, I sort out a selection of books, copied them to the Kobo folder then sync'ed the Libra with it.

Most of the books copied over, some didn't. And I don't know why.

I deleted the offending books from Dropbox and copied them back over and re-sync'ed. Same result.

Then when browsing the Kobo's various menus I found the Dropbox one. I tapped it, a window opened to display the Dropbox folder's contents. In there I could see the non-copied/downloaded books. I tapped on one and it copied to to the reader.

Is this normal? The books are valid EPUB files and can be read on the Kobo.

Thanks.

DNSB · 06-06-2025, 02:18 AM

Not sure but automatic downloading from Kobo's site is limited to 5 books. You then select either download all or tap on each book to download individually.

mjt57 · 06-09-2025, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

Not sure but automatic downloading from Kobo's site is limited to 5 books. You then select either download all or tap on each book to download individually.

I'm not refering to Kobo's site but rather, the Dropbox (DB) folders that are created when setting up DB for sync'ing with the reader.

When I first did this, it downloaded more than 5 books to the Kobo but ignored another 10 or so. I was looking for one book on the reader but couldn't find it. So I checked the DB folders and it (and the others were there). Tried a sync but it didn't download. I deleted the book from DB and copied its epub back over to the folder and tried again. Still not sync'ing it.

It was only when I was on the reader and discovered the section where you can browse the DB folder from the reader is where I was able to download it.

DNSB · 06-10-2025, 07:41 AM

I was suspecting that Dropbox has the same automatic download limitation as Kobo store downloads. If you tap on the ... menu when looking the the files on Dropbox, you will notice the same Download all option as you will see in My Books when you tap on the ... menu there though it does not work for all items where it is permanently greyed out. You can't do this from the Dropbox item in My Books since that only shows Dropbox items that have already been downloaded and will not trigger a download of items.

Bit of testing. I had to have at least one book downloaded from Dropbox before sync showed Syncing Dropbox. Even then, no books were downloaded. I had to go to to My Dropbox and then the ... menu and download all to download the other books I dumped into Dropbox for this test.

mjt57 · 06-10-2025, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

If you tap on the ... menu when looking the the files on Dropbox, you will notice the same Download all option

Is this on the reader or viewing Dropbox in a browser or the DB app on a computer?

DNSB · 06-10-2025, 10:22 PM

On the reader. See the attached image.

06-06-2025, 12:09 AM	#1
mjt57 Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 478544 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Victoria, Australia Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle app on iPad and iPhone	Dropbox and the Libra - File Limits? I recently bought a Libra Color. As a part of learning what it does I found that I can use Dropbox to store EPUBs and to sync it with the reader. So, I sort out a selection of books, copied them to the Kobo folder then sync'ed the Libra with it. Most of the books copied over, some didn't. And I don't know why. I deleted the offending books from Dropbox and copied them back over and re-sync'ed. Same result. Then when browsing the Kobo's various menus I found the Dropbox one. I tapped it, a window opened to display the Dropbox folder's contents. In there I could see the non-copied/downloaded books. I tapped on one and it copied to to the reader. Is this normal? The books are valid EPUB files and can be read on the Kobo. Thanks.

06-10-2025, 10:22 PM	#6
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,500 Karma: 168929301 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	On the reader. See the attached image. Attached Thumbnails

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06-06-2025, 02:18 AM	#2
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,500 Karma: 168929301 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Not sure but automatic downloading from Kobo's site is limited to 5 books. You then select either download all or tap on each book to download individually.

06-10-2025, 07:41 AM	#4
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,500 Karma: 168929301 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I was suspecting that Dropbox has the same automatic download limitation as Kobo store downloads. If you tap on the ... menu when looking the the files on Dropbox, you will notice the same Download all option as you will see in My Books when you tap on the ... menu there though it does not work for all items where it is permanently greyed out. You can't do this from the Dropbox item in My Books since that only shows Dropbox items that have already been downloaded and will not trigger a download of items. Bit of testing. I had to have at least one book downloaded from Dropbox before sync showed Syncing Dropbox. Even then, no books were downloaded. I had to go to to My Dropbox and then the ... menu and download all to download the other books I dumped into Dropbox for this test.