And that is the part that concerns me...
Just to confirm: I can have a complete (local) backup of my Evernote data (.ENEX or .EXB files), but a connection to Evernote's servers is required in order for me to access those (local) files via the Evernote desktop app?
So, if I ever get locked out of my online Evernote account (or if Evernote's servers go down), then I'm sunk? Apart from HTML export, there is no option for accessing a (local) copy of my data unless I have an internet connection to Evernote's servers?