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Where are Kindle Books Stored on Mac?:
Kindle Books are stored somewhere in Mac Library. But the exact location of kindle books is unknown for many users. If you want to know where kindle books are stored on Mac, you are on the right place. In this post, we will show you the exact location of kindle books so that you can find them on your Mac computer.
The Kindle Books are e-books designed and provided by Amazon. In order to get Kindle Books from Amazon, you must download the Kindle for Mac App on your Mac computer. You can buy and download kindle books in the Kindle App on Mac. You can remove the kindle books from app after you have read it. So you need to install kindle app on Mac to handle all tasks related to kindle books.
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Where are Kindle Library and Downloaded Books
Many Mac users believe that books in Kindle Library are stored on Mac hard drive. But that is not true, the kindle library books are saved in the Amazon Cloud Server. In order to get those books on your Mac, you need to download them using Kindle for Mac App. Once the kindle books are downloaded in Kindle App, you can find them in Library of your Mac hard drive.
Where are Kindle Books Stored on Mac?
The media files and documents you download from internet are stored in Downloads folder. But the location of kindle books is not the Downloads folder on Mac. The kindle books are stored in 'My Kindle Content' folder in Library of your Mac computer. Here we provide the exact location path and picture of Kindle Books on Mac as under:
~/Library/Containers/com.amazon.Kindle/Data/Library/Application Support/Kindle/My Kindle Content
You need to follow the path mentioned above to find your kindle books on your Mac computer or MacBook device. In case you cannot follow the path due to any reason, you can get help of the simple procedure given below:
How to Find Location of Kindle Books on Mac Computer
- On your Mac, Open Finder App.
- Open 'Go' Menu and select 'Go to Folder' option.
- Paste the Kindle Books Path in the field '~/Library/Containers/com.amazon.Kindle/Data/Library/Application Support/Kindle/My Kindle Content' as it is.
- After pasting the Kindle Books Path, press 'Enter/Return' button to proceed.
- You will directly reach to the 'My Kindle Content' fold on your Mac where all kindle books are stored.
In this way you can find and reach your kindle books on Mac.
Why downgrade kindle for pc/mac to older version? As amazon has released its new Kindle for PC/MAC version 1.25, its DRM scheme is much tougher than ever before. Kindle books downloaded via Kindle for PC/MAC 1.25 (or higher version) will be encrypted with the new kindle kfx DRM, namely Kindle KFX 2. Currently there is not any software around the world can remove DRM from Kindle books downloaded via Kindle for PC/MAC 1.25 or even higher version. As every software is not perfect, we believe that we can find the direct way to crack kindle new kfx DRM sooner or later. For readers who are reading this article, we have provided the temporary solution to bypass the kindle kfx 2 which is downgrading kindle for PC/Mac to older version. In this way, you can get the older kindle kfx books and find many tools on the market to decrypt these kindle books and convert them to any format as you like.
Method 1. Manually Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
Method 2. Automatically Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
Notice: If you are on Mac Catalina 10.15, downgrading kindle to 1.23 or older will not work any more, but you still can remove Kindle DRM on Mac Catalina if you have any kindle e-ink device.
Method 1. Manually Downgrade Kindle for PC/MAC
Since the new kindle kfx DRM has been employed to kindle books from Kindle desktop version 1.25, we only need to downgrade Kindle App to version 1.24 or earlier. The latest kindle version before 1.25 for Kindle for PC is 1.24 while kindle for Mac is 1.23. In this part, I will walk you through how to downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac to older version manually.
Manually downgrade kindle for PC from 1.25 to 1.24.
1Run Kindle for PC. Go to the top menu bar, select 'Tools'-->> 'Options'.
2The option window will pop up. Select 'Registration' at the left side and click on 'Deregister'.
3In the popped up window, tick ' I understand….be removed from this device' and then click on 'Deregister'.
4Uninstall Kindle for PC 1.25 and download Kindle for PC version 1.24.
5Install Kindle for PC 1.24 and then uncheck the Kindle automatically update option by clicking on 'Tools'-->>'Options'-->>'General'-->> uncheck 'Automatically install updates when they are available without asking me.'
If the 'Software Update Available' notification pops up, please click on 'Skip this version' button. Then redownload the kindle books again via old kindle for PC/Mac.
The steps for downgrading Kindle for Mac is almost the same as downgrading Kindle for PC, but the older version for Kindle for Mac is 1.23. Referring detailed steps, please check how to downgrade Kindle for Mac to version 1.23.
Method 2. Automatically Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
If the above steps are a little bit complex for you, Epubor Ultimate can help you downgrade your Kindle for PC/Mac to older version automatically. What's more, it can remove Kindle KFX DRM as well. Below are detailed steps.
1Download and install Epubor Ultimate.
2Run Epubor Ultimate. Click the menu button at the top left corner to display the book library of this software.
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3Click on 'Kindle' tab, if you are using the Kindle for PC/MAC version higher than 1.24, there will be a notification to remind you to downgrade your Kindle version, see below picture.
Click the notification to open the window of downgrading the Kindle for PC and click on 'Start' button to start the automatic downgrading process.
Once finished, the old version of kindle for PC(version1.24) will be installed successfully and restart automatically on your computer.
Also, click on 'Yes' to accept the Kindle Terms of Use in the popped up window. The Kindle for PC version 1.24 has been successfully installed.
Just a few clicks, you can downgrade your Kindle for PC to older version. If you are using Mac, the steps are the same as on Windows, but the Kindle for Mac will be downgraded to version 1.23.
Short fork follower rod. Note: If your MacOS has been updated to the MacOS10.15 Catalina, kindle for Mac 1.23 will no long work on your computer any more because it is the 32 bits application while the new MacOS 10.15 only supports 64 bits applications. But if you have a kindle e-ink device, here is the complete guide on How to Remove Kindle DRM on MacOS 10.15 Catalina.
Bonus tips--Remove kindle drm and convert kindle to any format
When the old version of Kindle desktop version has installed successfully, you can just register it and re-download your Kindle books.
Run Epubor Ultimate, then drag the Kindle books from the left bar to the right main interface, and all Kindle books will be decrypted successfully.
For converting kindle books, please choose the output format from central bottom button and click on 'Convert to XX'.
Once finished, 'succeeded' will appear at the end of each book title. Just click on the 'Succeeded' or click on the 'Output folder' at the bottom right to locate the converted files.
Why downgrade kindle for pc/mac to older version? As amazon has released its new Kindle for PC/MAC version 1.25, its DRM scheme is much tougher than ever before. Kindle books downloaded via Kindle for PC/MAC 1.25 (or higher version) will be encrypted with the new kindle kfx DRM, namely Kindle KFX 2. Currently there is not any software around the world can remove DRM from Kindle books downloaded via Kindle for PC/MAC 1.25 or even higher version. As every software is not perfect, we believe that we can find the direct way to crack kindle new kfx DRM sooner or later. For readers who are reading this article, we have provided the temporary solution to bypass the kindle kfx 2 which is downgrading kindle for PC/Mac to older version. In this way, you can get the older kindle kfx books and find many tools on the market to decrypt these kindle books and convert them to any format as you like.
Method 1. Manually Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
Method 2. Automatically Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
Notice: If you are on Mac Catalina 10.15, downgrading kindle to 1.23 or older will not work any more, but you still can remove Kindle DRM on Mac Catalina if you have any kindle e-ink device.
Method 1. Manually Downgrade Kindle for PC/MAC
Since the new kindle kfx DRM has been employed to kindle books from Kindle desktop version 1.25, we only need to downgrade Kindle App to version 1.24 or earlier. The latest kindle version before 1.25 for Kindle for PC is 1.24 while kindle for Mac is 1.23. In this part, I will walk you through how to downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac to older version manually.
Manually downgrade kindle for PC from 1.25 to 1.24.
1Run Kindle for PC. Go to the top menu bar, select 'Tools'-->> 'Options'.
2The option window will pop up. Select 'Registration' at the left side and click on 'Deregister'.
3In the popped up window, tick ' I understand….be removed from this device' and then click on 'Deregister'.
4Uninstall Kindle for PC 1.25 and download Kindle for PC version 1.24.
5Install Kindle for PC 1.24 and then uncheck the Kindle automatically update option by clicking on 'Tools'-->>'Options'-->>'General'-->> uncheck 'Automatically install updates when they are available without asking me.'
If the 'Software Update Available' notification pops up, please click on 'Skip this version' button. Then redownload the kindle books again via old kindle for PC/Mac.
The steps for downgrading Kindle for Mac is almost the same as downgrading Kindle for PC, but the older version for Kindle for Mac is 1.23. Referring detailed steps, please check how to downgrade Kindle for Mac to version 1.23.
Method 2. Automatically Downgrade Kindle for PC/Mac
If the above steps are a little bit complex for you, Epubor Ultimate can help you downgrade your Kindle for PC/Mac to older version automatically. What's more, it can remove Kindle KFX DRM as well. Below are detailed steps.
1Download and install Epubor Ultimate.
2Run Epubor Ultimate. Click the menu button at the top left corner to display the book library of this software.
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3Click on 'Kindle' tab, if you are using the Kindle for PC/MAC version higher than 1.24, there will be a notification to remind you to downgrade your Kindle version, see below picture.
Click the notification to open the window of downgrading the Kindle for PC and click on 'Start' button to start the automatic downgrading process.
Once finished, the old version of kindle for PC(version1.24) will be installed successfully and restart automatically on your computer.
Also, click on 'Yes' to accept the Kindle Terms of Use in the popped up window. The Kindle for PC version 1.24 has been successfully installed.
Just a few clicks, you can downgrade your Kindle for PC to older version. If you are using Mac, the steps are the same as on Windows, but the Kindle for Mac will be downgraded to version 1.23.
Short fork follower rod. Note: If your MacOS has been updated to the MacOS10.15 Catalina, kindle for Mac 1.23 will no long work on your computer any more because it is the 32 bits application while the new MacOS 10.15 only supports 64 bits applications. But if you have a kindle e-ink device, here is the complete guide on How to Remove Kindle DRM on MacOS 10.15 Catalina.
Bonus tips--Remove kindle drm and convert kindle to any format
When the old version of Kindle desktop version has installed successfully, you can just register it and re-download your Kindle books.
Run Epubor Ultimate, then drag the Kindle books from the left bar to the right main interface, and all Kindle books will be decrypted successfully.
For converting kindle books, please choose the output format from central bottom button and click on 'Convert to XX'.
Once finished, 'succeeded' will appear at the end of each book title. Just click on the 'Succeeded' or click on the 'Output folder' at the bottom right to locate the converted files.
Since you have liberated your Kindle books, just enjoy it at any devices as you like.
Conclusion
These are two methods I want to share with you today for downgrading Kindle for PC/Mac. Compared with manually downgrading, automatic downgrading is much easier, especially for people who are not so good at computer operation. No matter which way you are using to downgrade Kindle application, the final goal you want to achieve is to remove Kindle DRM. Taking this into consideration, downgrading Kindle for PC/Mac automatically is your perfect choice because Epubor Ultimate cannot only help you downgrade Kindle application, but also remove Kindle DRM smoothly and easily. Why not give it a chance to help you now?
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Iris Yan joined Epubor since 2017. She always wants to share everything related to ebook reading and improve your reading journey.
