You will need to remove them from your device and re-download them. This only works on Kindle for Mac 1.19 thru 1.31, it does NOT work with 1.32 or newer.Īfter restarting the Kindle program any books previously downloaded in KFX format will no longer open. Mac Note: If the chmod command fails with a permission error try again using sudo before chmod - sudo chmod. MacintoshĬhmod -x /Applications/Kindle.app/Contents/MacOS/renderer-test If the rename command fails look in other folders, such as C:\Program Files\Amazon\Kindle. PC Note: The renderer-test program may be in a different location in some Kindle for PC installations. Ren %localappdata%\Amazon\Kindle\application\renderer-test.exe renderer-test.xxx In a command window, enter the following commands when Kindle for PC/Mac is not running: Windows This may or may not work on versions after 1.25. Make the 'updates' folder read-only, or delete it and save a blank text file called 'updates' in its place.Īnother possible solution is to use 1.19 or later, but disable KFX by renaming or disabling a necessary component of the application. On a Mac you can find the folder at ~/Library/Application Support/Kindle/. See ( ) at MobileRead for a Script to do this on a PC. The simplest wayis to find the 'updates' folder and replace it with a file. You may also need to take further action to prevent an auto update. You'll also need to delete the KFX folders from your My Kindle Content folder. Then download and install 1.17 over the top of the newer installation. You will need to go to the preferences and uncheck the auto update checkbox. Kindle for PC KindleForPC-installer-0.exe: If the hash does not match, delete the downloaded file and try again from another site. Verify the one of the following cryptographic hash values, using software of your choice, before installing the downloaded file in order to avoid viruses. (Note that this is a 32-bit application on the Mac, so will not work on Catalina and newer versions of macOS.) The name is KindleForPC-installer-0.exe for PC and KindleForMac-44182.dmg for Mac. Version 1.17 of Kindle is no longer available directly from Amazon, so you will need to search for the proper file name and find it on a third party site. Either stick with version 1.17 or earlier, or modify the executable by changing a file name (PC) or disabling a component of the application (Mac). There are two options to get the older formats. Starting with version 1.19, Kindle for PC/Mac uses Amazon's new KFX format which isn't quite as good a source for conversion to ePub as the older KF8 (
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