How to find your NOOK and KOBO books on your Windows 10 computer

Okay, so you've downloaded your NOOK and/or KOBO app on the Windows 10 system. Previous versions stored your NOOK and KOBO content in My Documents  - not this time, folks. Here's how to find them.

First, you'll have to change the settings in Windows 10 to enable hidden files/folders to be shown. You will not have access to the folder that the e-books are stored in if you don't.

Let's do that. 

Enable hidden folders by right-clicking the Windows button, selecting ‘Control Panel’ then ‘FILE EXPLORER OPTIONS’.  Now, click on the ‘View’ tab and under ‘Advanced settings’, find the folder named 'Hidden Files and Folders'. Select ’Show hidden files, folders, and drives', click 'Apply', then ‘OK’.  Yay! You can now navigate to your Nook Books!  Sooo...

Let's navigate --

Right-click the Windows button and select "File Explorer". In the left column click on the 'C:' drive (there may be numbers in front of the C: identifying your hard drive). Then, in the right column, double-click on 'Users', double-click on "your name", double-click on 'AppData', double-click on 'Local', double-click on 'Packages', double-click on 'BarnesNoble.Nook_(some numbers will be here), OR 'KoboInc.KoboBooks_(some numbers will be here),double-click on 'LocalState'. 

*The file navigation bar close to the top of the window should look similar to this for NOOK:

C:\Users\"my name"\AppData\Local\Packages\BarnesNoble.Nook\LocalState

*The file navigation bar close to the top of the window should look similar to this for KOBO:

C:\Users\"my name"\AppData\Local\Packages\KoboInc.KoboBooks\LocalState

You should see your content there. The Nook and Kobo Books are downloaded by a number, probably the ISBN since there are 13 digits, so you won't see the actual title. In the column named 'File Type', your content should read EPUB DOCUMENT, since that is the File Type name that Barnes and Noble and Kobo Books uses. Double-click on one to open. 

I hope this helps you navigate the new Windows 10 much better. It also teaches you that since many things are 'Apps' now, you will most likely find what you need concerning each one in the 

 C:\Users\"my name"\AppData\Local\Packages

section of your File Explorer.

Have a great day!

Nan