Mac Not Recognizing Kindle



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Press and hold the Power button for 40 seconds or until the device restarts automatically. If your device restarts automatically before 40 seconds has passed, release the Power button. If your device does not automatically restart after 40 seconds, press the Power button to turn it on. If your ereader isn't recognized by ADE, these tips may help solve the problem. Update to the most recent version of ADE. Check for a file-transfer prompt on your ereader's screen. Make sure that Airplane mode is off. Confirm that your device has the latest software version available. Restart your Kindle and any network devices like modems or routers. Attempt to connect your Kindle to Wi-Fi again or add a network manually. As far as I'm aware, Kindles don't show up in finder like a USB device (at least they never used to, unless something has changed - It's been a while since I plugged mine into my mac) If you want to copy files. Perform a Hard Reset. Hard resetting Kindle enables users to clear the memory of the device.

Why Won't My Mac Recognize My Kindle

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If you are repeatedly prompted to enter your Apple ID password on your Mac or iOS device

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How Do I Get My Mac To Recognize My Kindle

Follow these steps to find the problem:
  • Make sure that you are connecting only a single device to your computer at a time. Do not have another calibre supported device like an iPhone/iPad etc. at the same time.
  • Make sure you are running the latest version of calibre. The latest version can always be downloaded from the calibre website
  • Ensure your operating system is seeing the device. That is, the device should be mounted as a disk that you can access using Windows explorer or whatever the file management program on your computer is.
  • If you are on Linux and the device is an MTP device, make sure it is not automounted by the OS/file manager as only one program can access an MTP device at a time.
  • On Linux, device might fail to mount if after updating kernel system wasn't rebooted.
  • In calibre, go to Preferences->Ignored Devices and check that your device is not being ignored
  • In calibre, go to Preferences->Plugins->Device Interface plugin and make sure the plugin for your device is enabled, the plugin icon next to it should be green when it is enabled.
  • If all the above steps fail, go to Preferences->Miscellaneous and click debug device detection with your device attached and post the output in this forum




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