Bookshelf for Android: How To Manually Remove Bookshelf's Data and Bookshelf from your Android Device

Bookshelf for Android: How To Manually Remove Bookshelf's Data and Bookshelf from your Android Device

If you are having trouble with Bookshelf on your Android phone or tablet, you may want to remove all of the Bookshelf data from your Mobile device before uninstalling and reinstalling Bookshelf. 

Note: This article is for Android 10 and below. Before beginning, please make sure you sign out of Bookshelf.

Removing Bookshelf's Data Folder

Apps Button    Image of Settings

Step 1 - Tap on the Apps Button and tap on Settings

storage settings

Step 2 - Tap on Storage in the Device Settings

click on other    pop-up dialog box

Step 3 - Tap Other in the list, and in the pop-up dialog box, click on Explore

explore     vitalsource.bookshelf folder

Step 4 - Locate the com.vitalsource.bookshelf folder

delete     confirm delete

Step 5 - Tap and hold on the com.vitalsource.bookshelf folder until it has a checkbox next to it and then tap the trash icon in the top right of the screen. 

Uninstall Bookshelf 

uninstall bookshelf picture

Step 1 - Tap and hold on the Bookshelf icon until a trash can icon in the top right-hand side of the screen.  Drag the app to the trash can to uninstall Bookshelf.

confirm delete picture

Step 2 - Confirm you wish to uninstall Bookshelf.

Reinstall bookshelf

Step 3 - Reinstall Bookshelf from the Google Play Store and sign back into Bookshelf

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