01-12-2011, 04:37 PM | #1 |
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Transfer of OS to new Kindle
Amazon is sending me a replacement for my Kindle 2 -- very generous of them, as the one year warrantly period is long over. The problem is a spongy page turn button, which actually still works, but I know these cheap micro switches, and I suspect that the switch will soon fail completely, and I want to get a new Kindle to transfer my books to before this happens.
May question is: Can I copy the contents of my current Kindle root folder to the new Kindle? I have a jail break, plus font, screensaver and timeout hacks installed, plus Duokan. I would imagine that there are some folders that are not user accessible, which have the device serial number, etc. So, can I copy over my system files, everything that is visable on the Kindle drive, or do I need to reinstall everything. Which is not a big deal, I guess, but adding all of my books must be done a little bit at a time, I imagine, due to indexing. Advice? Thanks. |
01-12-2011, 04:38 PM | #2 |
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You'd need to reinstall all your hacks and redownload any Kindle store items.
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Still, I guess I shouldn't add too many books at a time, right? I've read that indexing can take a long time if you add 100 books at a time. |
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01-12-2011, 06:42 PM | #5 | |
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Just leave it on charge for a day or so (when you're not using it anyway) while it indexes and the number of books doesn't really matter. |
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01-12-2011, 08:37 PM | #6 |
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