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The thing I noticed, that I was especially intrigued by was the direct import from scanner. 95% of my use case for Evernote has been scanning documents to PDF, think utility bills and such. Then using import folders to store them in a notebook. It looks like Keep It will only be an improvement, assuming I can scan to PDF and they will remain PDF and accessible via finder. I mostly Mac and iOS so I don't really mind the lack of Windows support.

Have you looked at / compared Keep It vs. Obsidian? Looks like it stores notes and files in a similar format ie. using the file system and markdown files for notes, but maybe wraps it in a simpler interface (maybe better for lazy people like me).

Personally, I started using it 12 or 13 years ago when it was new. I don't remember at what point I realized that I could use it as a place to store, search and retrieve all my piles of paper that needed to be filed or shredded or just tossed. Using import folders, it became really easy to go through a stack of mail (a week's worth, a month's worth, or many month's worth) and by setting up a folder structure locally and using naming rules in my scanner software (I've gone through a few scanners since starting) I could easily "process" my mail and shred it knowing that if I needed it later I could find it relatively easily. At some point EN was "hacked" so I moved the stuff that worried me to a local only store. Now my workflow is broken. v10 made the process much more cumbersome, legacy restored the simplicity. I don't want to be too long winded, but that's my story. I'm happy to go on if I haven't satisfied your curiosity ...

After, more thought and investigation. I think I'm going to have to move all of my EN data over to some other platform - probably Obsidian. So yeah, if you would DM me... I'm going to put some effort into recreating my scanning workflow using Brother iPrint & Scan and Obsidian. That is mainly all I've been using EN for and it's silly to continue paying. I may even be able to get a partial refund.

The point is to keep the data out of the cloud. Obsidian solves the problem.

Yeah, 5 minutes after I posted I clicked a few more buttons and realised it was already indexed and searchable. I think it's the stacks I was using that make my tree look ugly.

at first glance YARLE looks like more than I need... maybe. I'll have to dig a little and see if it's within my ken.

It was super easy, barely an inconvenience. Evernote had already created the ENEX file for me when I had done the upgrade of v10. The only real effort after installing obsidian was adding the importer plug-in, but that was pretty straightforward as well. Like I said, it's not very attractive, but I have all the documents available if I need them. I'll have to learn what I can do as far as indexing and searching inside of obsidian.

I've been using Obsidian for several minutes, and have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share (such as where to find the community option on the help menu). Can you post a link?

Not as pretty or familiar as EN Legacy, but I have my files. Thanks again for your most helpful reply!!

Will Obsidian open the EN file? I'll take a look. Thank you.

It's a support forum. This is literally where they point you when you ask for help I know you have the capability of being helpful. I've seen you do it before, but this is not helpful to anyone. It just pollutes the thread with a bunch of garbage so you can't find the good information. You can do better. Be an example.

I recognize and acknowledge your superior knowledge of Evernote. But I asked a couple of straightforward questions and you responded with unhelpful snark. Just sayin'...

Last time I looked, v10 was not able to delete the file after importing. I'm not interested in debating whether this is a useful feature. I've already been there. It's pointless now anyway.

I don't understand why you would post this reply. It seems to just be a criticism of another poster (me), without addressing the question - accessing the archive contents without uploading it to the cloud. You seem to post here a lot, so I assume you're very knowledgeable. Do you know of a way to access the contents of and Evernote Archive, without uploading it to the cloud? It's a little under a GB containing a few thousand PDF files.