Ask Mrs. Wizard - Defragging a Kindle?

Special thanks to Tom for this question:

Hello Cindy,
   Your Kindle blog is great and I really enjoy it.
   Have you ever defraged your Kindle?
   What do you think of the idea?
   I assume......that the "library" is somewhat like a hard drive or thumb drive.
   I have been adding and deleting books for about a year
and I wonder what the effect is on the file system.
       Tom
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Tom... Thanks so much for such a great question. Here is my opinion (for what it is worth).

When you hook your Kindle to your computer (PC or Mac), it is basically treated (by your computer) as an external drive. That is why a windows user will see that little message asking you to choose what you want to do with what you just connected via USB.

You can view the folders, open the folders, see the individual files (books and all), and if it is a book file, and you have MobiReader or the Kindle app installed on your computer, you can double click on it and see the book on your computer. It is a USB (flash) drive. 

But when it is on its own, it is no longer a USB drive. It is a little computer with an operating system all its own, and it isn't Windows. It is more along the lines of a Mac operating system, and as such, doesn't really need all the attention you would need to give to a PC. I think that was one of the hardest things for me to get used to when I started using my Macbook. I didn't have to spend any time with drive utilities, because the operating system is different and doesn't require much. I use a PC and Mac daily and it is getting kind of funny when I think of the utilities I run frequently on the PC and don't even think about for the Mac. Don't take this the wrong way. I love my PC and depend on it a lot, but now I can say the same thing about the Mac, for entirely different reasons.

So... you don't need to defrag your Kindle. I don't know if doing something like that would affect the operating system or not, but to be safe, I wouldn't do it on any of mine. It isn't necessary, and you will have many years of great reading with your little machine, with no maintenance required. It just doesn't get any better than that. All you have to do is enjoy it!

Warmest Regards,

Cindy

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Ask Mrs. Wizard: Please send me a personal email (mrswizard@mrswizard.com) if you have any questions. I answer all my emails and am more than happy to help any time I can. Your questions mean a lot to me, and may even inspire an article that will help others and make this a more valuable resource to anyone who reads it. 

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Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind.

And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!

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How about a special price on my books? Happy Summer!
Kindle Skills - From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - If you have a Kindle you will love this book! Keep Mrs. Wizard in the palm of your hand. Get a sample and see. And if you like it... help me spread the word!

Ask Mrs. Wizard: Please send me a personal email (mrswizard@mrswizard.com) if you have any questions. I answer all my emails and am more than happy to help any time I can. Your questions mean a lot to me, and may even inspire an article that will help others and make this a more valuable resource to anyone who reads it. 

If you are reading this on your computer and would like to have this blog delivered to your Kindle wirelessly every day, click the link below. New subscribers will get the first two weeks free! If you know of a fellow Kindle owner, please share a good word and let them know about From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - A Kindle Blog

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Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind.

And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!

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Kindle Skills - From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - If you have a Kindle you will love this book! Keep Mrs. Wizard in the palm of your hand. Get a sample and see. And if you like it... help me spread the word! And check out the new price!

Ask Mrs. Wizard: Please send me a personal email (mrswizard@mrswizard.com) if you have any questions. I answer all my emails and am more than happy to help any time I can. Your questions mean a lot to me, and may even inspire an article that will help others and make this a more valuable resource to anyone who reads it. 

If you are reading this on your computer and would like to have this blog delivered to your Kindle wirelessly every day, click the link below. New subscribers will get the first two weeks free! If you know of a fellow Kindle owner, please share a good word and let them know about From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - A Kindle Blog

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This just sounded like such a good read... couldn't resist sharing it with you now.

Bone Rattler: A Mystery of Colonial America By: Eliot Pattison (Counterpoint) Available for free in: Middle East, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, India, Canada, Asia & Pacific, Africa, Australia, United States

Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind.

And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!

Kindle Skills - From the Book

Here is another sample from my (very timely) book for your Kindle...

Mobipocket Reader

It isn't nearly as robust as Calibre, and it is only available for PCs (sorry Mac users), but the Mobipocket Reader is still a great tool to have handy if you like to download books from other sources and find yourself with a book in a common format for other ereaders, but won't work on your Kindle.

The Mobipocket Reader is a FREE tool that can be a great way to read your favorite ebooks on your computer screen, but it also doubles as a quick and easy way to convert many files to a format you can use on your Kindle.

Drag your epub, html, doc (including the newer .docx files), .rtf, .txt, .pdf, excel or powerpoint files right into the right window pane of the main Mobipocket Reader window. You will see the conversion indicator, and when it is finished, you will see your book opened in the reader. Click the word eBooks in the left pane to close the reading view and return to your list of books pane where you originally dragged the book that has just been converted.

What has happened is Mobipocket Reader just converted your original file, and placed the final (converted) copy as a .prc file in a special folder just for theseMobipocket Reader files. It makes a pretty nice organizer for your Kindle ready ebooks over the long run. Once the file is converted and appears on the mainMobipocket Reader screen as a thumbnail image, you can delete the original file or store it elsewhere. You won't need it any more as far as your Kindle is concerned. If you update the original file and want to update the converted file too, be sure to drag it over to the Mobipocket Reader screen again. If the file name is the same, the converted file will be replaced with the newer one.

Your book will now appear in the list with any others you have opened previously with your Mobipocket Reader. Right click any book and choose Open containing folder to open the folder where all these converted books are stored. Drag that .prc file right to the Documents folder on your Kindle. When you disconnect (safely) your Kindle from your USB connection and your computer,and turn it on, your newly converted book will appear on the main home screen to treat just like any other Kindle book.

Oh... a .prc file is one of the file types your Kindle can read with no trouble a'tall. Isn't that convenient?

Kindle Skills - From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - If you have a Kindle you will love this book! Keep Mrs. Wizard in the palm of your hand. Get a sample and see. And if you like it... help me spread the word!

Ask Mrs. Wizard: Please send me a personal email (mrswizard@mrswizard.com) if you have any questions. I answer all my emails and am more than happy to help any time I can. Your questions mean a lot to me, and may even inspire an article that will help others and make this a more valuable resource to anyone who reads it. 

If you are reading this on your computer and would like to have this blog delivered to your Kindle wirelessly every day, click the link below. New subscribers will get the first two weeks free! If you know of a fellow Kindle owner, please share a good word and let them know about From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - A Kindle Blog

Free on Amazon Today

Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind.

And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!

Enjoy Dear Readers!

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Kindle Skills - From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - If you have a Kindle you will love this book! Keep Mrs. Wizard in the palm of your hand. Get a sample and see. And if you like it... help me spread the word!

Ask Mrs. Wizard: Please send me a personal email (mrswizard@mrswizard.com) if you have any questions. I answer all my emails and am more than happy to help any time I can. Your questions mean a lot to me, and may even inspire an article that will help others and make this a more valuable resource to anyone who reads it. 

If you are reading this on your computer and would like to have this blog delivered to your Kindle wirelessly every day, click the link below. New subscribers will get the first two weeks free! If you know of a fellow Kindle owner, please share a good word and let them know about From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - A Kindle Blog