10-06-2010, 01:50 AM | #1 |
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where is indexing stored
where does the kindle 3 store its indexing & is it possible to re-index books somehow before copying to device.
I thought maybe this stuff was in the .mbp files but apparently not, after googling that format ? |
10-06-2010, 03:26 AM | #2 |
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\system\Search Indexes\Index.db
system is hidden so you have to have set up to see hidden folders in browser. |
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10-06-2010, 05:18 AM | #3 | |
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i guess that means that K must de-index books when they are deleted from device ? So what happens if I mess with files & folders via the PC USB interface i.e. move, copy, rename , delete... via Windows. Does that mess up the master index or does K check & repair as needed when ejected ? |
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By the way, I left indexing my ebooks during day - it indexed around 300 files and after that it has got stacked, rebooted - and started from beginning... So I gave up indexing and marked "read only" flag on index.db Last edited by jozicka; 10-06-2010 at 07:00 AM. |
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10-18-2010, 11:45 AM | #6 |
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"So I gave up indexing and marked "read only" flag on index.db"
I am not a very technical person. Can you tell me a simple way to un-enable indexing? I plan to load many books on my Kindle 3 but I do not want them indexed. |
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There's a couple of private commands that seems to control the indexing process. (cf ~help).
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10-19-2010, 06:18 AM | #9 |
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I believe azw or w/e files have index built in, is this correct?
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@curstpriest: Nope, the search index is built at run time on the device.
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10-20-2010, 07:16 AM | #12 |
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Is there any way to 'force' indexing on the K3? I loaded a shipload of books (around 450) and then the indexing began, and went on, and on, and on.... My battery took quite a beating (yeah, I know, I should have plugged it in as recommended elsewhere in the forum).
But now a couple of days on, if I type '.' at the Home screen as recommended so usefully elsewhere here, the 'items still to be indexed' seems stuck at 7. What happens now? Last edited by terencek; 10-20-2010 at 07:16 AM. Reason: Correction |
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Then why are all the amazon books 2x the size of normal .mobi books?
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