CLEARING Plugin Data

lcalamar · Today, 02:12 PM

I'm trying to remove a plugin completely - so I can re-install it from scratch.

I go into the plugin settings - delete all data - do a reset.
- disable the plugin
exit from koreader

then - I go to /koreader/plugins - and delete the plugin folder

Restart Koreader

- re-add the plugin folder to /koreader/plugins
- re-enable the plugin
- restart koreader

Now when I go back into the plugin settings - many of the settings/data that I was trying to get rid of - is still there.. ?????

Any ideas how I can completely wipe a plugin and all its data/settings?

jlinear · Today, 03:03 PM

I have had plugins save data in the koreader/settings folder. Some in the koreader/cache folder. One plugin I tried saved data in the same folder as the e-book it was used on (a picture viewing plugin). It didn't work very well and I had to go hunting for the remnants it left behind. I now avoid user plugins and am currently using only one.

lcalamar · Today, 03:42 PM

Wow - good to know - I DID find files in my koreader/settings AND koreader/cache... .by removing that data I was finally able to start out clean with my plugin...

...seems to be a 'gap' in usability... there should be a clean method to completely remove a plugin and all its data?

Regardless - Thanks so much for the tip!

mergen3107 · Today, 04:05 PM

Yeah I mean plugins are unsupervised in this regard.
Some plugins also save settings in the settings.reader.lua file

Today, 02:12 PM	#1
lcalamar Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2026 Device: ViWoods AiPaper Mini	CLEARING Plugin Data I'm trying to remove a plugin completely - so I can re-install it from scratch. I go into the plugin settings - delete all data - do a reset. - disable the plugin exit from koreader then - I go to /koreader/plugins - and delete the plugin folder Restart Koreader - re-add the plugin folder to /koreader/plugins - re-enable the plugin - restart koreader Now when I go back into the plugin settings - many of the settings/data that I was trying to get rid of - is still there.. ????? Any ideas how I can completely wipe a plugin and all its data/settings?

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Today, 03:03 PM	#2
jlinear Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 1000036 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Elipsa 2E	I have had plugins save data in the koreader/settings folder. Some in the koreader/cache folder. One plugin I tried saved data in the same folder as the e-book it was used on (a picture viewing plugin). It didn't work very well and I had to go hunting for the remnants it left behind. I now avoid user plugins and am currently using only one.

Today, 03:42 PM	#3
lcalamar Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2026 Device: ViWoods AiPaper Mini	Wow - good to know - I DID find files in my koreader/settings AND koreader/cache... .by removing that data I was finally able to start out clean with my plugin... ...seems to be a 'gap' in usability... there should be a clean method to completely remove a plugin and all its data? Regardless - Thanks so much for the tip!

Today, 04:05 PM	#4
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,722 Karma: 5004414 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	Yeah I mean plugins are unsupervised in this regard. Some plugins also save settings in the settings.reader.lua file

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