Troubleshooting cannot see highlights in book even if My Clippings file is intact [Kindle Scribe]

dnn3 · 06-06-2023, 09:23 AM

Hi there!

I used to highlight words and sentences on a pdf book, and the highlights were successfully saved on My Clippings file.

By mistake I deleted the book from Calibre, and then I put it back, but now I don't see anymore the highlights on the book even if the My Clippings file is the same as before.

What shall I do to see the highlights again?

shamanNS · 06-06-2023, 11:16 AM

MyClipping.txt is just a dumb log that records note-taking UI events.
The reading software reads and uses notes & highlights stored inside a (binary, non "plaintext) file that is / was inside book related ".sdr" folder, doesn't care about MyClipping.txt contents. When you deleted that book using Calibre it also deleted associated ".sdr" folder so that data is now lost.

In short, there is nothing you can do (other than maaaaybe try using some kind of "undelete" / "restore deleted files" typed of program [like "Recuva" for Windows OS] to scan Kindle drive on your computer and to check if that deleted data hadn't been overwritten already and restore it).

tomsem · 06-06-2023, 01:16 PM

Is there some reason you are side loading PDFs instead of using Send To Kindle (where it is converted to Print Replica)?

The latter will still save highlights and notes to My Clippings, but will also back everything up and offer direct export option. And allows Pen annotations on the pages.

dnn3 · 06-07-2023, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

Is there some reason you are side loading PDFs instead of using Send To Kindle (where it is converted to Print Replica)?

The latter will still save highlights and notes to My Clippings, but will also back everything up and offer direct export option. And allows Pen annotations on the pages.

well, I didn't know that. Thanks!

06-06-2023, 09:23 AM	#1
dnn3 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 2077088 Join Date: Dec 2019 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4 (2018)	cannot see highlights in book even if My Clippings file is intact [Kindle Scribe] Hi there! I used to highlight words and sentences on a pdf book, and the highlights were successfully saved on My Clippings file. By mistake I deleted the book from Calibre, and then I put it back, but now I don't see anymore the highlights on the book even if the My Clippings file is the same as before. What shall I do to see the highlights again?

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06-06-2023, 11:16 AM	#2
shamanNS Guru Posts: 995 Karma: 11500000 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Serbia Device: Kindle PW5, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle PW1	MyClipping.txt is just a dumb log that records note-taking UI events. The reading software reads and uses notes & highlights stored inside a (binary, non "plaintext) file that is / was inside book related ".sdr" folder, doesn't care about MyClipping.txt contents. When you deleted that book using Calibre it also deleted associated ".sdr" folder so that data is now lost. In short, there is nothing you can do (other than maaaaybe try using some kind of "undelete" / "restore deleted files" typed of program [like "Recuva" for Windows OS] to scan Kindle drive on your computer and to check if that deleted data hadn't been overwritten already and restore it).

06-06-2023, 01:16 PM	#3
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,766 Karma: 26974049 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Is there some reason you are side loading PDFs instead of using Send To Kindle (where it is converted to Print Replica)? The latter will still save highlights and notes to My Clippings, but will also back everything up and offer direct export option. And allows Pen annotations on the pages.