new devices - how to remove default authors and series

psy65 · 03-21-2026, 08:13 AM

Hi,

I have the same issue on 2 devices(libra2 and elipsa 2e) and I can't find an easy way to solve my problem.

When you first turn on a new device, it is already populated with some authors and series. Only the authors and series, no actual books are linked to those. And I want to remove those entries as they are useless and 'pollute' my devices.

Other than going into the database and deleting rows. Is there a way to remove those entries from the device? or maybe I can remove those entries by using calibre?

I hope I am clear enough

thank you

Aleron Ives · 03-21-2026, 09:50 PM

IIRC the fastest way is to just delete the database and reboot, and then you'll force the device to generate a fresh database containing only your own books. Ideally you want to do this before you've started using the device, since it will wipe all your reading stats, of course.

03-21-2026, 08:13 AM	#1
psy65 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 110 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: kobo touch	new devices - how to remove default authors and series Hi, I have the same issue on 2 devices(libra2 and elipsa 2e) and I can't find an easy way to solve my problem. When you first turn on a new device, it is already populated with some authors and series. Only the authors and series, no actual books are linked to those. And I want to remove those entries as they are useless and 'pollute' my devices. Other than going into the database and deleting rows. Is there a way to remove those entries from the device? or maybe I can remove those entries by using calibre? I hope I am clear enough thank you

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03-21-2026, 09:50 PM	#2
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,861 Karma: 17565272 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	IIRC the fastest way is to just delete the database and reboot, and then you'll force the device to generate a fresh database containing only your own books. Ideally you want to do this before you've started using the device, since it will wipe all your reading stats, of course.

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