Backing Up Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader eBooks

By Planet eBook Editor
January 29, 2002

A recent opinion piece in Scientific American, highlighted by our sister site, Planet PDF, contended that Adobe's Acrobat eBook Reader did not support the ability to back up one's files -- a right Russians have by law.

Tom Diaz, Senior Engineering Manager, eBook Development for Adobe System, advises that it is possible to back up collection of eBooks from one computer and restore them to a different machine by making use of a back up feature built into the Adobe eBook Reader. This procedure has been confirmed by Planet eBook and is outlined below.

How eBooks were successfully backed up and then moved on to an updated harddrive

  1. Make a copy of the 'Data' folder. (See 'I don’t know which files I need to back up.' issue on page 20 of Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader user guide.)
  2. Install Adobe eBook Reader on your new machine
  3. Restore the 'Data' folder over the corresponding 'Data' folder in your freshly installed Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader
  4. Open Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader and attempt to open one of the eBooks.
  5. Receive the following message and ring Adobe, quoting the Challenge code, then receive an Activation code.

    Update Reader

    Voucher Update Required (Version 2.2 Build 203)

    You will not be able to read your eBooks until you update you installation of Acrobat eBook Reader. Please contact Adobe Systems Customer Support at http://www.adobe.com/suport/
    salesdocs/f8ba.htm for assistance in completing this update.

    Challenge: E7P6 4K2D 7MU3 VUDT

  6. eBooks can now be reopened.

Note

This process operates successfully on your entire library of Adobe eBook Reader files regardless of where you obtained them from and does not require you to consult with the ebookstore that you purchased from.