snsokstan 38 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 EN 10.63.3 desktop app MacOS Sonoma MBP M1 I have an AutoImport folder set up on my internal drive. In the past, I recall that after importing a file, the instance of that file was deleted and the EN copy was kept somewhere in Application Support in Library or somewhere else in the bowels of MacOS. Now, the file I place in the AutoImport folder stays there and a Finder search does not show a second instance of the file in Library (if I am searching properly) Does this mean that files attached through AutoImport folder live in that folder permanently and there is no other instance on my laptop? Link to comment
Level 5* gazumped 12,057 Posted October 11, 2023 Level 5* Share Posted October 11, 2023 Hi. No - we are still waiting for the autodelete function. If you want to check though, you could import and delete a small text file from, there, making sure its still available in Evernote. Link to comment
snsokstan 38 Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 Yes, after deleting a small text tile from Autoimport folder, it's still immediately in the EN note. I can't find it anywhere in Library, but I guess it is stored under a name or in a container not labeled with the original name. Link to comment
Evernote Expert agsteele 3,059 Posted October 11, 2023 Evernote Expert Share Posted October 11, 2023 I have a simple batch file that I run in Windows on a schedule that empties the Import Folders. The same could be done with MacOS. That serves me perfectly well until the function returns. Link to comment
snsokstan 38 Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, agsteele said: I have a simple batch file that I run in Windows on a schedule that empties the Import Folders. The same could be done with MacOS. That serves me perfectly well until the function returns. And it's certain that emptying that folder in w MacOS environment won't cause a problem? Link to comment
Evernote Expert agsteele 3,059 Posted October 11, 2023 Evernote Expert Share Posted October 11, 2023 Yes. Emptying the folder will not affect what is stored inside Evernote. If you want to be sure, make a copy of one of the imported files and store it somewhere else. Then delete the copy in the Import Folder. I guarantee that nothing will happen inside Evernote. The only impact inside Evernote would arise if you edited one of the files in the folder. A change would cause a new additional note containing the edited file to be created. So nothing lost. Link to comment
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