Vocabulary builder reset ????

arad26 · 03-08-2014, 05:31 AM

I think I have a few hundred words piled up in Vocabulary builder. I would like to know if there is a way to reset VB ?? It would take me forever to "Master" all the words 1 by one.... Any thoughts ? Thank you

HarryT · 03-08-2014, 06:05 AM

You can delete words from it. I don't have my PW in front of me right now, but it's easy to do, I recall.

arad26 · 03-08-2014, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

You can delete words from it. I don't have my PW in front of me right now, but it's easy to do, I recall.

I know you can .... but 1 by 1 only. And if you have a few hundred words it's not so easy to delete them all

thomass · 03-08-2014, 01:21 PM

menu settings menu reset

arad26 · 03-08-2014, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by thomass

menu settings menu reset

If i could do that without loosing everything on my kindle would be great. I thought about something more practical.
I spoke with Amazon and they said the only way is to either delete words 1 by on (if you have almost 1000 words it's almost impossible) or the Factory reset... but they will consider to improve it with the next update. Finger crossed

Dr. Drib · 03-09-2014, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by arad26

I know you can .... but 1 by 1 only. And if you have a few hundred words it's not so easy to delete them all

When I do this, it takes about 1 second for each deletion. I probably have 100 or so, and I go in and periodically prune them when I've mastered them.

If that might be true in your case, can two minutes (more or less) really be "...not that easy to delete them all" from your device?

NiLuJe · 03-09-2014, 11:08 AM

IIRC, there's a dedicated database file somewhere in the var part, so it might be as simple as well-placed rm, provided the device is jailbroken.

arad26 · 03-10-2014, 11:18 AM

I did a Factory reset after all to get rid of 2000 words from the Vocabulary Builder . Setup the Kindle again, and guess what? After a few minutes all of my words from VB were back again!!!! Called CS and asked them about it ... and they said that i can't get rid of all the words because because they are stored on their servers , so the Factory reset it's no good for that. I knew that Amazon stores many information ..... but to save all the words from VB on their server is a little to much.

HarryT · 03-10-2014, 11:21 AM

Vocabulary Builder only contains words that you've looked up in the dictionary, right? Doesn't the fact that you've looked them up indicate that you don't know what they mean?

arad26 · 03-10-2014, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Vocabulary Builder only contains words that you've looked up in the dictionary, right? Doesn't the fact that you've looked them up indicate that you don't know what they mean?

Exactly, but i have 2000 words and i wanted to delete them all at once. But they are all saved on the Amazon's server and i can't delete them all . Hopefully they will fix that .

susan_cassidy · 03-10-2014, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Doesn't the fact that you've looked them up indicate that you don't know what they mean?

Sometimes I look up words just to find out the etymology.

dordale · 03-10-2014, 12:49 PM

Interesting that they store Vocabulary Builder information on their server. I wonder if this is for only books purchased through Amazon or if they store the information for side-loaded books as well. Don't really have any reason to need to know this--just idle curiosity.

Took a glance at my Vocabulary Builder list and had to laugh--someone seeing my list would think I don't have much of a vocabulary at all--I frequently end up looking up simple words by accidentally choosing the wrong word to look up.

arad26 · 03-10-2014, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dordale

Interesting that they store Vocabulary Builder information on their server. I wonder if this is for only books purchased through Amazon or if they store the information for side-loaded books as well. Don't really have any reason to need to know this--just idle curiosity.

Took a glance at my Vocabulary Builder list and had to laugh--someone seeing my list would think I don't have much of a vocabulary at all--I frequently end up looking up simple words by accidentally choosing the wrong word to look up.

They store the words from the side loaded books also.

BookCat · 03-11-2014, 10:19 PM

Weird! My VB doesn't work, presumably because the reader still hasn't been hooked up to wifi. But if it did work it would contain words such as 'the' 'and' etc, which I've accidentally clicked when trying to turn the page or get the top menu down!

dtp · 04-18-2014, 01:13 AM

There is db file in /system/vocabulary/vocab.db
If you remove the file and restart kindle it won't help, file will be downloaded from Amazon, but if you alter db and after restart kindle it will do.

To alter db use these commands:

this removes mastered words
sqlite3 vocab.db "DELETE FROM WORDS where category=100;"
this will remove not mastered words
sqlite3 vocab.db "DELETE FROM WORDS where category=0;"
this removes word references to books
sqlite3 vocab.db "DELETE FROM LOOKUPS where id!='blabla';"

sqlite3 you can download from https://sqlite.org/download.html
linux or mac most certainly will have it installed.

03-08-2014, 05:31 AM	#1
arad26 Zealot Posts: 120 Karma: 60050 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: PW2	Vocabulary builder reset ???? I think I have a few hundred words piled up in Vocabulary builder. I would like to know if there is a way to reset VB ?? It would take me forever to "Master" all the words 1 by one.... Any thoughts ? Thank you

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03-08-2014, 06:05 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You can delete words from it. I don't have my PW in front of me right now, but it's easy to do, I recall.

03-08-2014, 01:21 PM	#4
thomass Wizard Posts: 1,669 Karma: 2300001 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Kindle 5.3.7	menu settings menu reset

03-09-2014, 11:08 AM	#7
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	IIRC, there's a dedicated database file somewhere in the var part, so it might be as simple as well-placed rm, provided the device is jailbroken.

03-10-2014, 11:18 AM	#8
arad26 Zealot Posts: 120 Karma: 60050 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: PW2	I did a Factory reset after all to get rid of 2000 words from the Vocabulary Builder . Setup the Kindle again, and guess what? After a few minutes all of my words from VB were back again!!!! Called CS and asked them about it ... and they said that i can't get rid of all the words because because they are stored on their servers , so the Factory reset it's no good for that. I knew that Amazon stores many information ..... but to save all the words from VB on their server is a little to much.

03-10-2014, 11:21 AM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Vocabulary Builder only contains words that you've looked up in the dictionary, right? Doesn't the fact that you've looked them up indicate that you don't know what they mean?

03-10-2014, 12:49 PM	#12
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	Interesting that they store Vocabulary Builder information on their server. I wonder if this is for only books purchased through Amazon or if they store the information for side-loaded books as well. Don't really have any reason to need to know this--just idle curiosity. Took a glance at my Vocabulary Builder list and had to laugh--someone seeing my list would think I don't have much of a vocabulary at all--I frequently end up looking up simple words by accidentally choosing the wrong word to look up.

03-11-2014, 10:19 PM	#14
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Weird! My VB doesn't work, presumably because the reader still hasn't been hooked up to wifi. But if it did work it would contain words such as 'the' 'and' etc, which I've accidentally clicked when trying to turn the page or get the top menu down!

04-18-2014, 01:13 AM	#15
dtp Member Posts: 21 Karma: 9432 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: Kindle PW1	There is db file in /system/vocabulary/vocab.db If you remove the file and restart kindle it won't help, file will be downloaded from Amazon, but if you alter db and after restart kindle it will do. To alter db use these commands: this removes mastered words sqlite3 vocab.db "DELETE FROM WORDS where category=100;" this will remove not mastered words sqlite3 vocab.db "DELETE FROM WORDS where category=0;" this removes word references to books sqlite3 vocab.db "DELETE FROM LOOKUPS where id!='blabla';" sqlite3 you can download from https://sqlite.org/download.html linux or mac most certainly will have it installed.

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