[GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities - Page 27

Majutsushi · 08-11-2025, 02:02 AM

Changes in this release:

Fixed error when trying to automatically store locations after switching libraries

Looks like I missed testing switching libraries, luckily it was an easy fix.

Majutsushi · 08-11-2025, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Not automatically getting last read dates anymore (prompt dialog). Deleted existing device and re-added it, not work. Had to store manually from menu.

I can't reproduce that, if the "last read" time on the device is newer than the library time then I get the popup and it correctly updates the library value. Can you give some more details and ideally a debug log?

ownedbycats · 08-11-2025, 06:16 PM

I figured it out. somehow my device was unselected in settings. I put it back working now.

mumkin · 08-13-2025, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I figured it out. somehow my device was unselected in settings. I put it back working now.

Interesting. My Progress column wasn't updating since updating the plugin, and my device also turned out to be unselected in settings. Thanks for mentioning it!

palaran · 08-15-2025, 08:06 AM

I'm clearly going blind. I also have it now not updating progress. Where in settings do i find the option to select my device to see if that is the problem?

(ETA - still not found where I can reselect my device - or at least the one place I have found it in 'Devices' tab of customise plugin already had it selected, and unselecting and reselecting made no difference. Rolling back to the 2.23.0 version of plugin has also not fixed).

Majutsushi · Yesterday, 01:13 AM

Do you have the "store on connect" option enabled for the relevant profile? If yes and it's still not working then it would be really helpful if you could create a debug log of the situation. I'm not sure why any of the relevant options could have gotten deselected, nothing should have changed there.

palaran · Yesterday, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majutsushi

Do you have the "store on connect" option enabled for the relevant profile? If yes and it's still not working then it would be really helpful if you could create a debug log of the situation. I'm not sure why any of the relevant options could have gotten deselected, nothing should have changed there.

Yes, I have that selected in the relevant profile (which is the only 'default' profile that I have).

Please see attached log files both for the rolled back 2.23 and current 2.24.1 versions.

I'm running Windows 11 Pro Version 10.0.26100 Build 26100

I notice the log refers to this as Windows '10' but I assume this is quite possibly me misreading the log.

For each of these logs all I did was:

restart in debug mode.
Connect Kobo
Wait for it to finish all jobs.
Eject Kobo via Windows 'safely remove hardware'
Shut Calibre.

One thing to add is that when connecting (before, outside of debug mode), progress seems to be the only thing not working. Other actions like backing up the Kobo database seem to be working fine, as well as recognising which books are on device.

Hopefully this helps you find what the issue is, but let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.

**ETA**

After the above, I also added a book to Calibre and transferred to Kobo to test that. For the book I included series info and added it to a collection (one that did not exist on Kobo yet).

First time I did it, after ejecting and disconnecting the Kobo, this caused the Kobo to immediately move into reboot and prompt me to register from the start.

After doing so, I reconnected to the computer (without Calibre active) and moved the back up database files over to Kobo. The database did not appear to have saved any of my recent reading progress since the last time that I manually saved the progress (which I have done once since this issue occurred). I then started Calibre and connected the Kobo. The most recent book that I had transferred was showing as present on the Kobo, so deleted that and did the transfer process again from start, which then worked fine without issue. So the 'crash' may have been a coincidence (have certainly had some, but not many, of those in the past). Sorry, no log file for any of this as was done outside of debug mode.

JSWolf · Yesterday, 07:44 AM

I too had the problem of the stats not updating. Turns out it is an easy fix. The Device this profile is for field was blank. Putting the device back in the field fixed the problem.

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This is a bug. Can it be fixed for those who do not come here and may not know the fix?

Phil_C · Yesterday, 12:36 PM

I just noticed that database backups are no longer getting compressed. This began sometime after August 5. Probably one of the latest versions of KU?

I'm on 2.24.1 right now. And calibre 8.8.

jwilker · Yesterday, 01:02 PM

Was having the same issue and sure enough. Default device was unselected!

palaran · Yesterday, 02:19 PM

Thanks JSWolf - that was where mine was unselected too.

It does seem to now be picking them up, but previous 'time remaining' and 'time read' columns that calculate it in hrs/mins now seem to not be working. Will have a look at that properly though when it is not 4am here and see if I can work out what's happening there. Will upload additional logs if I can't fix.

Phil_C · Yesterday, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil_C

I just noticed that database backups are no longer getting compressed. This began sometime after August 5. Probably one of the latest versions of KU?

I'm on 2.24.1 right now. And calibre 8.8.

Yup -- 2.23 compresses the automatic database backup. 2.24 and 2.24.1 do not. So the saved backup is 650MB vs 35 MB. Something broke in 2.24.

ownedbycats · Yesterday, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil_C

I just noticed that database backups are no longer getting compressed. This began sometime after August 5. Probably one of the latest versions of KU?

I'm on 2.24.1 right now. And calibre 8.8.

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Confirmed.

DNSB · Yesterday, 06:32 PM

For what it may be worth, I tried installing different versions of calibre portable and the Kobo Utilities plugin. The issue seems to have started between 2.23.0 and 2.24.0 (the backup from 2.23.0 shows deflate as the compression method while 2.24.0/1 show store as the compression method. calibre version from 8.5.0 to 8.8.0 does not seem to make any difference.

08-11-2025, 02:02 AM	#391
Majutsushi Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 8592 Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: New Zealand Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Libra Colour	KoboUtilities v2.24.1 Changes in this release: Fixed error when trying to automatically store locations after switching libraries Looks like I missed testing switching libraries, luckily it was an easy fix.

08-15-2025, 08:06 AM	#395
palaran Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	I'm clearly going blind. I also have it now not updating progress. Where in settings do i find the option to select my device to see if that is the problem? (ETA - still not found where I can reselect my device - or at least the one place I have found it in 'Devices' tab of customise plugin already had it selected, and unselecting and reselecting made no difference. Rolling back to the 2.23.0 version of plugin has also not fixed). Last edited by palaran; 08-15-2025 at 01:43 PM.

Yesterday, 07:44 AM	#398
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,891 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I too had the problem of the stats not updating. Turns out it is an easy fix. The Device this profile is for field was blank. Putting the device back in the field fixed the problem. This is a bug. Can it be fixed for those who do not come here and may not know the fix? Last edited by JSWolf; Yesterday at 12:19 PM.

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08-11-2025, 06:16 PM	#393
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,059 Karma: 75568269 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I figured it out. somehow my device was unselected in settings. I put it back working now.

Yesterday, 01:13 AM	#396
Majutsushi Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 8592 Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: New Zealand Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Libra Colour	Do you have the "store on connect" option enabled for the relevant profile? If yes and it's still not working then it would be really helpful if you could create a debug log of the situation. I'm not sure why any of the relevant options could have gotten deselected, nothing should have changed there.

Yesterday, 12:36 PM	#399
Phil_C Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 391602 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago, IL USA Device: Sony PRS-350; Kobo Clara HD; Kobo Clara 2E; Kobo Clara BW	I just noticed that database backups are no longer getting compressed. This began sometime after August 5. Probably one of the latest versions of KU? I'm on 2.24.1 right now. And calibre 8.8.

Yesterday, 01:02 PM	#400
jwilker Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 1940 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Libra H2O	Was having the same issue and sure enough. Default device was unselected!

Yesterday, 02:19 PM	#401
palaran Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Thanks JSWolf - that was where mine was unselected too. It does seem to now be picking them up, but previous 'time remaining' and 'time read' columns that calculate it in hrs/mins now seem to not be working. Will have a look at that properly though when it is not 4am here and see if I can work out what's happening there. Will upload additional logs if I can't fix.

Yesterday, 06:32 PM	#404
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,729 Karma: 169712580 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	For what it may be worth, I tried installing different versions of calibre portable and the Kobo Utilities plugin. The issue seems to have started between 2.23.0 and 2.24.0 (the backup from 2.23.0 shows deflate as the compression method while 2.24.0/1 show store as the compression method. calibre version from 8.5.0 to 8.8.0 does not seem to make any difference.