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I am having some problem with the current version 4.3 and would like to downgrade to an earlier version if possible, preferably version 4.2.

Where can I find an earlier version of Evernote?

Is there anything I should pay attention to if I do this?

Can I still keep the local copy of the database and use it in the old version?

I would be very thankful if someone who did this before could share their experience.

Thanks!

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My question exactly. Since I've upgraded Evernote (Windows 7), I've suffered slowdown, freezing, odd keystroke and mouse-click behavior, until today I had to remove it from my machine. :shock: Is there a downgrade possible? I really *need* my Evernote!

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Cap

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Just reverted back to Evernote version 4.6.7.8409 and WHAT A RELIEF! Seriously night and day with how much better the old version is than v5. I got the old version from: http://www.oldapps.com/evernote.php?old_evernote=12683.

Hey, Nick. Looks like I need to revert, myself. Did you have to do anything in particular to preserve your notes? I have everything backed up to my machine, but if there are extra steps that can make it a simple process, I'd love to hear it. v.5 is just killing me.

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Just reverted back to Evernote version 4.6.7.8409 and WHAT A RELIEF! Seriously night and day with how much better the old version is than v5. I got the old version from: http://www.oldapps.com/evernote.php?old_evernote=12683.

Hey, Nick. Looks like I need to revert, myself. Did you have to do anything in particular to preserve your notes? I have everything backed up to my machine, but if there are extra steps that can make it a simple process, I'd love to hear it. v.5 is just killing me.

 

I just uninstalled v5 then installed v4, ran the sync and it seems like it worked fine. I've got a couple thousand notes and sometimes it seems like a few have disappeared, but I'm not sure if I just thought I created a note in the past that I can't find now, or if some notes actually got lost... I did export all my notes in case something went wrong. For me, downgrading from the horror that is V5 was worth the risk and I do not regret doing it.

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Just reverted back to Evernote version 4.6.7.8409 and WHAT A RELIEF! Seriously night and day with how much better the old version is than v5. I got the old version from: http://www.oldapps.com/evernote.php?old_evernote=12683.

Hey, Nick. Looks like I need to revert, myself. Did you have to do anything in particular to preserve your notes? I have everything backed up to my machine, but if there are extra steps that can make it a simple process, I'd love to hear it. v.5 is just killing me.

 

I just uninstalled v5 then installed v4, ran the sync and it seems like it worked fine. I've got a couple thousand notes and sometimes it seems like a few have disappeared, but I'm not sure if I just thought I created a note in the past that I can't find now, or if some notes actually got lost... I did export all my notes in case something went wrong. For me, downgrading from the horror that is V5 was worth the risk and I do not regret doing it.

 

Sweet. I'm in. Thanks for going first. Sounds fairly simple.

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Worked beautifully. As far as I can tell, I didn't lose a thing. I'll have to get used to the shortcuts on the toolbar again, but I'm happy. Thanks for your help.

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Worked beautifully. As far as I can tell, I didn't lose a thing. I'll have to get used to the shortcuts on the toolbar again, but I'm happy. Thanks for your help.

 

Glad to hear it! yw :)

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Ah, balls. Same issue reoccurred even with v.4. Not responding again. I guess I need to wonder if it's an issue with my machine at this point. Pisser.

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Could be that it needs to reindex your notes? I have seen this as a problem for some users.

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Could be that it needs to reindex your notes? I have seen this as a problem for some users.

By golly, I haven't heard that suggestion. I'll give it a shot. Just as a kind of Hail Mary, I unchecked the "start Evernote at Windows login" option and haven't had a problem since. I thought of that because the last time it froze, it was right after I'd enabled the option. Who knows, eh? Thanks for the suggestion.

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As much as I never would want to be thought of as a Luddite, it is difficult to regret removing version 5.0.2 and reinstalling version 4.6.7.8409.

 

After installation and a new download of my database however, the speed and ease of using this version is an immense improvement over version 5.  

 

In a Windows XP vm on my desktop, I have version 5.0.2 running still, and ... help me but I'm just not seeing a compelling reason to stick with 5.x when 4.x seems so much more effective and useful.

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