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		braiamp on July 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Foliate: Read e-books in style, navigate with ease > Reading progress, bookmarks, and annotations are stored in plain JSON files The file is not modified.

cl3misch on July 19, 2024 [–]

I think they mean that the hash in the JSON record does not match the PDF file anymore, after the PDF has been changed by some other program.

kylebenzle on July 19, 2024 | [–]

I agree but it seems the original PDF is not changed but you are right, if it is edited directly and renamed then it will fail to load the JSON.

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