PRS-505 Cleansing a no-longer needed 505

petercreasey · 10-29-2010, 09:19 AM

I am retiring my wonderful 505 in favor of my new also-wonderful (so far, at least) 950.

I have used Windows Explorer to delete all the books and pictures from the 505.

Short of re-formatting, what else should I do to "cleanse" the ereader? Is there anything else that should be removed e.g. media, meta-data, etc., and, if so, how?

edbro · 10-29-2010, 09:32 AM

Settings - Advanced - Format Internal Memory

grooks · 10-29-2010, 11:54 AM

If the Readers was authorized to a Sony account you may want to de-authorize before selling. This will make it easier for whoever buys it to register the Reader to their own account.

jswinden · 10-29-2010, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grooks

If the Readers was authorized to a Sony account you may want to de-authorize before selling. This will make it easier for whoever buys it to register the Reader to their own account.

Yes indeed. I think, but I'm not certain, that you need to have the 505 connected to the computer when you open Sony Reader Library and sign in to your account so that it will see the 505. Then you can choose to de-authorize it. If you forget, as I did with a 600 I sold, CS can do it for you even after you no longer have the reader. But it has to be done before the new owner can purchase books that are authorized by Sony. Non-DRMed books won't be affected.

SeaBookGuy · 10-29-2010, 12:55 PM

I authorized my 505 with ADE, but have never had any Sony account set up. Is CTL - E at ADE enough for me?

petercreasey · 10-29-2010, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edbro

Settings - Advanced - Format Internal Memory

E, I was hoping to avoid the re-formatting.

What am I missing by doing what I've done, including de-authorizing, but not re-formatting?

igorsk · 11-02-2010, 11:27 AM

Why are you afraid of reformatting? It does exactly what you need.

petercreasey · 11-02-2010, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igorsk

Why are you afraid of reformatting? It does exactly what you need.

I, Too extreme for my tastes...unless really necessary.

I prefer to have things under my own control.

elcreative · 11-02-2010, 11:41 AM

Why not just reset to factory defaults in settings? You've deleted contents anyway...

charleski · 11-02-2010, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I authorized my 505 with ADE, but have never had any Sony account set up. Is CTL - E at ADE enough for me?

Check in the 'About' screen on the reader. It will say whether the device is authorised for the Sony Store or for ADE.

10-29-2010, 09:19 AM	#1
petercreasey Wizard Posts: 1,147 Karma: 1119516 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony: PRS 950 & T1, Kobo: Aura One & Forma	Cleansing a no-longer needed 505 I am retiring my wonderful 505 in favor of my new also-wonderful (so far, at least) 950. I have used Windows Explorer to delete all the books and pictures from the 505. Short of re-formatting, what else should I do to "cleanse" the ereader? Is there anything else that should be removed e.g. media, meta-data, etc., and, if so, how?

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