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Posts posted by rlyoung04
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I'd just like to reiterate that upgrading to a solid state hard drive worked wonders for me regarding this issue. I know EdH shot down the idea because his hybrid drive showed no improvement but I now have 20,000 notes, all multi page pdf and multi photo jpg notes (19.9GB database) and Evernote Windows very rarely hangs on me. I went from freezing every single day for minutes at a time to getting maybe 2 freezes a month for only a few seconds each. Not sure why it would work for some and not others, maybe the difference in transfer rates between different drives. Not all SSDs are created equal.
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I'd like to offer an update on my situation here. In the past month i upgraded my pc from a 2.3ghz core2duo with mechanical hd to a 3.2ghz Core i5 with solid state hd. RAM stayed the same. After the initial sync which took a long time (13,000 notes, mostly pdf and jpg), I've found i no longer suffer from screen freezes and "not responding" issues. Not once.
I rely on Evernote heavily and on a daily basis. In the past i had to turn off auto sync because it would freeze in the middle of a work call when I'd be taking notes or searching for information. Since upgrading my hardware i haven't had an issue. I can auto sync every 30 minutes without fear.
I can't say for sure which upgrade solved the issue for me, the processor or the ssd, most likely a combination of the two. I can say that a ssd is a much cheaper and easier upgrade than a cpu.
I realize this isn't an option for everybody but if you're wondering if a hardware upgrade will improve usability, in my experience it does.
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rlyoung04 Did you figure out how to optimize the database?
Once in debug mode (Run / evernote.exe /debugmenu ), hold the ctrl key + click on the 'Help' menu.
You should find 'optimize the database' on the help menu
Thanks, northxnortheast, with your help I was able to optimize the database. Not sure if this actually improved anything, the test being how well Evernote keeps up with my workflow. Time will tell...
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I'm having the same problem with Evernote "Not Responding" in Windows 7. I annotate my business calls in Evernote but I've learned to keep a pen and pad handy for these frustrating situations.
I've started Evernote with the [Debug] menu however it doesn't show an option for "Optimize Database." The options I show are:
Test Feature
Walk Message Boxes
Recreate Note Images
Recreate Note Snippets
Fix Business Tags
I'm using version 5.6.4.4632, the latest version as of today. Am I missing something? Is there another way to optimize the database?
Regular screen freezes, "not responding"
in Evernote for Windows Issues (Versions 6.25.1 and under)
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I never said it was the cure, just trying to offer ideas and help people out. Others on this thread recommended it, I tried it, it worked.