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Have this problem also. 6.16.4.8094 on win10. Works fine on ipad, webclient. Followed a FAQ in user forum.. hold down CTRL while accessing 'help' menu in evernote. Choose 'optimize database'. Exit and restart evernote. Seems to work for now. Edit for update: the above solution worked for a few minutes. 😞 Seems to be deeper than a database issue, am getting tons of lag in general, having to force quit, and then it won't restart. Rebooted the pc, tried jonathon's suggestions below. Fingers crossed. Update: This happened several more times recently. Found that by resizing the view panel and/or the note list it forces the empty note list and/or note panel to show content again (depending on which item was blank). Sure wish for a fix, opening an application should actually open it, not just part of it.

I'm not trying to sound like a scorned user, but this is one of the reasons I will probably switch to one note next month when my premium account is up for renewal. It's a fairly mundane request to be able to secure private notes, imo. To be fair to evernote, I'm starting to like to more free form nature of onenote and the ability to sketch and handwrite (such that it is on an iPad) than enote allows for as well.

(edited to remove topic possibly misunderstood) I realize that there may be valid reasons for EN to not provide a locking or private option for notes or notebooks, but I come back to my reason for supporting the request. EN is my 'one-stop-shop", where I also keep employee notes, etc. Yes my PC is locked when not in use, however some of my use is on a projector with others viewing. I can't use EN in this mode, because of the related content and notebook/note names that can be seen by other employees. A simple 'private' setting or pin to prevent those notes and their content from being accidentally displayed would suffice. Not trying to project against a password attack, just inadvertent viewing of private data. EN does a good job of providing stability updates. As a premium user, it is money well spent for me. However, this is a big hole in my mind. Maybe they can put some of that money gained from selling desktop organizers and backpacks into a few software features?

I would add my hearty support for this request. I use evernote because of it's "all in one" idea. I have one place to put all sorts of stuff, rather than some email, some folders, some etc. However, I also have things that I don't want anyone else to see when my laptop is displaying on the projector or with co-workers on my desk. It's not just the note contents, it's also titles and the related notes that show in the different views. Even something as simple as a 4 digit PIN to open a notebook, or display it in the related notes, or have the search results show it. My android phone copy of Evernote offers this in order to open the program, it should be easy on Windows to have that function for a designated notebook. Thanks.