Kobo rebooting during large import

bob.f · 01-11-2026, 06:21 PM

Hi. I've recently sideloaded a large number of books to my ereader. My understanding is that before they will be visible in the stock interface they need to be imported. I have done the import a number of times, typically what happens is it gets part way through, pauses at a particular percentage for a few minutes, then the device reboots.

I'm assuming this is because of a dodgy file that the import is having issues with. Without doing repeated partial sideload / import workflows is there a way I can somehow identify which file is causing the problem?

geek1011 · 01-11-2026, 07:40 PM

syslog via ssh or nickelmenu

fogice · 01-12-2026, 10:57 AM

I've had this issue with a Libra 2. I don't think the issue is a specific book. When I do partial library sideloads, everything loads properly. I think maybe there's a GB limit on how much you can load at once?

01-11-2026, 06:21 PM	#1
bob.f Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 99068 Join Date: Nov 2017 Device: N/A	Kobo rebooting during large import Hi. I've recently sideloaded a large number of books to my ereader. My understanding is that before they will be visible in the stock interface they need to be imported. I have done the import a number of times, typically what happens is it gets part way through, pauses at a particular percentage for a few minutes, then the device reboots. I'm assuming this is because of a dodgy file that the import is having issues with. Without doing repeated partial sideload / import workflows is there a way I can somehow identify which file is causing the problem?

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01-11-2026, 07:40 PM	#2
geek1011 Wizard Posts: 2,822 Karma: 7424433 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Aura Edition 2 v1, Clara HD, Clara BW, Libra Colour	syslog via ssh or nickelmenu

01-12-2026, 10:57 AM	#3
fogice Addict Posts: 284 Karma: 50000 Join Date: May 2014 Device: Kobo Libra 2	I've had this issue with a Libra 2. I don't think the issue is a specific book. When I do partial library sideloads, everything loads properly. I think maybe there's a GB limit on how much you can load at once?