How Do I Remove my Account Info?

pokee · 01-02-2012, 02:08 AM

I have a spare Kobo WiFi and I want to lend it out to a friend. The friend is trustworthy, but of course, I would feel more comfy if I removed my Kobo account from that device (as is it set up to automatically charge to my credit card when you press 'Shop'). I can't find out a way to do this. I can 'view' my account info - but cannot seem to remove it. Has anyone been able to do this?

GoingDown · 01-02-2012, 02:25 AM

Reset to factory default settings maybe?

The account information is stored on sqlite database on .kobo folder (hidden folder). You can also play around with sqlite to modify the database directly.

HarleyB · 01-02-2012, 02:31 AM

If you can't remove the credit card number there perhaps you can change it to a nonsense number eg 0000 0000 0000 0000?

frankieGom · 01-02-2012, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pokee

I have a spare Kobo WiFi and I want to lend it out to a friend. The friend is trustworthy, but of course, I would feel more comfy if I removed my Kobo account from that device (as is it set up to automatically charge to my credit card when you press 'Shop'). I can't find out a way to do this. I can 'view' my account info - but cannot seem to remove it. Has anyone been able to do this?

If your friend is not interested in the books you bought through the shop, the best is probably to factory reset the unit and either let set set it up with his own account for the duration of the loan, or use the trick mentioned here if he's only going to read sideloaded content (in that case, storing the books on a microSD card is a good idea since it won't get erased in the factory reset).

François

pokee · 01-02-2012, 01:03 PM

My friend will be reading a couple of books from my library and a couple of sideloaded books, so doing a factory reset would mean I'd have to download my Kobo books to my PC and then sideload them through ADE - which I tried before and it caused a corruption in my device. I don't use an SD card for this device, so that's not an option either.

If there isn't an easy way to do this, I am just going to have to take my chances. I like GoingDown's suggestion about going into the .kobo folder to erase my info, but I am guessing this would mean I'd have to factory reset/set-up the device again if I ever want to update my library on this device again - correct?

digiSara · 01-02-2012, 02:00 PM

What would happen if you change your password to the account through the website? Would your Kobo then prompt you for the new password before you can buy?

01-02-2012, 02:08 AM	#1
pokee Fanatic Posts: 569 Karma: 199759 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kobo WiFi, Kobo Glo, Kobo Vox, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Tab2	How Do I Remove my Account Info? I have a spare Kobo WiFi and I want to lend it out to a friend. The friend is trustworthy, but of course, I would feel more comfy if I removed my Kobo account from that device (as is it set up to automatically charge to my credit card when you press 'Shop'). I can't find out a way to do this. I can 'view' my account info - but cannot seem to remove it. Has anyone been able to do this?

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01-02-2012, 02:25 AM	#2
GoingDown Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 1274 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Finland Device: Kobo Touch	Reset to factory default settings maybe? The account information is stored on sqlite database on .kobo folder (hidden folder). You can also play around with sqlite to modify the database directly.

01-02-2012, 02:31 AM	#3
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	If you can't remove the credit card number there perhaps you can change it to a nonsense number eg 0000 0000 0000 0000?

01-02-2012, 01:03 PM	#5
pokee Fanatic Posts: 569 Karma: 199759 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kobo WiFi, Kobo Glo, Kobo Vox, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Tab2	My friend will be reading a couple of books from my library and a couple of sideloaded books, so doing a factory reset would mean I'd have to download my Kobo books to my PC and then sideload them through ADE - which I tried before and it caused a corruption in my device. I don't use an SD card for this device, so that's not an option either. If there isn't an easy way to do this, I am just going to have to take my chances. I like GoingDown's suggestion about going into the .kobo folder to erase my info, but I am guessing this would mean I'd have to factory reset/set-up the device again if I ever want to update my library on this device again - correct?

01-02-2012, 02:00 PM	#6
digiSara Groupie Posts: 158 Karma: 153344 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kobo wifi	What would happen if you change your password to the account through the website? Would your Kobo then prompt you for the new password before you can buy?

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