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The text formatting icons will automatically disappear each time you click in the title area and then return when you click in the body area of the note. It is not a very obvious UI.

After using Evernote for the past 6 years, I recently changed my cloud data storage substantially. Rather than try to put most of my data into Evernote, I am now using: Workflowy for multi-step tasks and project managementFlickr for photosDropBox and OneDrive for file storageGoogle Keep for quick tasks and remindersEvernote to store reference info, web clips and some old dataSpecialized apps for specific tasks (example: grocery shopping)

I use WorkFlowy.com for my master outline of Collapsible / Expandable tasks and reminders. When needed, I export the open items into Evernote or OneNote for reference.

1.) see the "largest smallest" explanation - scroll down for more details - kind of an ugly procedure https://discussion.evernote.com/topic/18482-choosing-a-thumbnail/?p=92184 add the 75 pixel rule to make it a bit more complicated https://discussion.evernote.com/topic/22989-tip-snippet-view-minimum-image-size-identified-75-x-75/?p=11812 2.) to delete, place cursor just to the right of the photo, or one line below and press backspace to delete it.

My problems began as I approached 30,000 notes a year ago. Different Evernote Support tier-levels worked with me on several solutions. The final solution was to split my notes into 2 separate premium Evernote accounts. Fortunately, half of my notes are clearly different from the other half making the separation/export process possible. Even with the 1GB transfer cap last year, it took 3 months to complete the transfer. But my primary account continued to climb, so I started moving more notes over to Google Docs and DropBox. I saw other Evernote users were developing a variety of techniques - pulling large PDF files out of Evernote, using multiple Evernote accounts, switching to OneNote, using more simple text files, etc. I hope that as Evernote switches over to the corporate world, they will be able to address the requirement for large quantities of notes.

I think that part of the problem is that people try to do things with Evernote while it is not designed or optimal for those things..... In my case, I took Evernote at their word and used it as my 2nd brain - a place to store and retrieve information. It works OK for folks with a few thousand notes. But as you can see in these posts, several of the power users who reached the 25,000 to 50,000 level have posted comments about their difficulties (or moved to other programs). Evernote is shifting their direction from a consumer based software program to a corporate based software program. I hope this move will address the problems mentioned by the large-quantity note users.

I no longer feel that Evernote can handle most of my requirements. The frequently mentioned scalability problem scares the hell out of me. Evernote's silence on this topic (and other problems) far outweighs their search features. So after promoting Evernote for many years, i have reverted back to using a variety of programs geared for different needs. Libre Office for my Documents and my Spreadsheets Flickr for my photographs Outlook for my calendar Workflowy for my outlines, reminders, tasks and projects OneNote, OneDrive, and Dropbox Speciality apps for grocery shopping, traveling, etc. LastPass for encryption of private documents CamScanner for my receipts I now use Evernote to store website captures of minor importance (hobbies, politics, tips)

Putting your sensitive data in a local non-synchronized notebook in Evernote is safer, but keep in mind that you will only be able to access if it with your local client, not the web or your mobile devices. And it is important that you back up this info regularly. Here are a couple perspectives from senior Evernote employees: On the Evernote podcast (#18) the Evernote VP of Marketing, Andrew Sinkov, saidhe stores his tax returns on Evernote. He said it could be kept local, but he prefers to keep it sync'd via the server. The Evernote CTO, Dave Engberg, offered this explanation on why Evernote would be crippled if it offered "meaningful" encryption."If a server has access to encrypted data, and access to the keys required to decrypt that data (for searching, display on the web, etc.), then anyone who successfully attacks that server has access to your data. If someone can gain control of that server, then the encryption has absolutely no value (other than making things slightly inconvenient). The attacker can make the server decrypt the data and read whatever she wants." "Meaningless encryption offers the illusion of security, which is frequently more dangerous than intentionally and transparently omitting encryption." "The only "meaningful" encryption would require that Evernote does not have a copy of the keys to decrypt the data at all. I.e. we just store a big blob of data that can only be decrypted by a client that has the keys. This would mean: no web interface, no "thin" mobile clients, no image processing/OCR, etc. If you lose/forget your personal encryption key/passphrase, then your data is basically unrecoverable (since Evernote doesn't keep a copy of the key)." "This is actually what we do for the "encryption" feature within Evernote ... if you select some text in a note and encrypt it, that is encrypted with your passphrase, and Evernote does not have any secret "back door" to read your encrypted data. This is why you can't search for the contents of encrypted regions from the web ..." "i.e. you're talking about an opaque file storage service, like one of the secure backup services. Not "Evernote." While these sorts of services have their place, that's not what Evernote's consumer service aims to be."- Dave Engberg (Evernote)

As opposed to stuff that happened in the future? Yes, stuff for the future goes into my Google Keep account. I've backed down on discussing how I use Evernote to handle my future appointments, tasks, birthdays, anniversaries. (by editing the Created Date) Even Phil Libin poo-pooed the concept of altering the Created Date field. Back at LeWeb in 2012, he said they were planning to make the "To Do / Calendar Integration / Reminder" feature as a separate app, but they decided to incorporate it in Evernote as a core feature. He tried to laugh off the current users' work-around solutions for the long-promised "Due Date" field by saying: "Notes from the future, they are kind of creepy."

I'm moving to Maine tomorrow after the closing - whew! So I bought a new smart phone - LG G3 - and it makes a world of difference regarding Evernote. Much faster.

I never used Evernote on my mobile due to speed issues. So I use Google Keep on my smart phone for reminders, appointments, and tasks. I also use my 15 year old copy of GoldMine (upgrade is too expensive). I am still working on understanding OneNote. Evernote is my repository for stuff that happened in the past.

Since there are already multiple ways to achieve the exclusion as mentioned above, it might not be a priority with Evernote. But you never know... they might offer the option sometime in the future.

I agree. That is why I use tags.

For non-taggers: Add a keyword such as xInvisible to each note you want invisible. Use -xinvisible with your search and they will all be invisible. Personally, I prefer to tag these notes with x - it is so much more powerful.

I disagree. I have over 34,000 notes in Evernote with several hundred more added each week. I run many different types of searches daily. It is a very unusual day when I will find even a single duplicate.

Just a reminder: Evernote's actual description of their head-scratching "Largest-Smallest" image selection algorithm: http://discussion.evernote.com/topic/18482-choosing-a-thumbnail/page__view__findpost__p__92194

In Windows 7, my .exb file is located in C:\Users\JB2\AppData\Local\Evernote\Evernote\Databases\

Here is some insight into Evernote's plans for the Business launch. This Computerworld article was published in 2012. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226665/Evernote_to_launch_tool_for_business

Good point. And yes, there are a lot of posts - averaging almost 1,000 new ones every week. It is debatable if Evernote staff have the time and energy to read each and every one. Especially when I see comments containing errors that are not addressed. But since this is a just a user forum, I would not expect every message to be read by Evernote employees.

I find it is easier to use Evernote by creating small individual notes. If I have a huge PDF manual or e-book, I will put that into my DropBox or OneDrive. As you can see from this 2011 post, splitting is not a big topic with the users on this forum.

Not complex enough? Really? I can run these types of queries: Notes that I keep in my Politics notebook that are tagged with regulations or socialism but not conservatism and have the words Lyndon Johnson in the title that were made using Microsoft WordNotes that have FBI, NSA, or CIA in the title and have the tag privacy and are encryptedNotes tagged with work that have things that I need to do this weekShow me tasks that I completed between Nov 30 and Mar 1Show me notes with JPG attachments that I added last year and are not tagged with robots or Skype

In my opinion one of the key reasons there are so many recurring comments about these big thorny subjects is due to the lack of concrete responses from Evernote. Back in the old days, Dave Engberg (Evenote CTO) kept us aware of what was possible and what was not. But since he has moved on, we are buried in a sea of posts from users asking the same question over and over. The evangelists try to offer some guidance, but they are users as well with no direct knowledge of where Evernote is going. Some Evernote staff jump in on specific issues, but I am talking about the really big issues that never fade away. If there were some official guidance on these issues, it would give many of us the opportunity to tilt at new windmills.

When you ask a question, it is helpful to indicate what O/S you are using. Here is my view for the Evernote Windows client. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There is no easy way to extract checkbox details automatically into a single separate note. You could do a copy and paste but that would defeat most of the benefits of using Evernote. A better method would be to search for what you are looking for. You can use one of these three search term to find checked items 1.) to find all unfinished items - ones with unchecked checkbox todo:false 2.) to find the finished items containing a checked checkbox todo:true 3.) to find all the checkboxes (unfinished and finished) todo:* And you can narrow the results by adding additional keywords or tags to the above mentioned searches. I have found Evernote to be much more powerful if I limit one checkbox per note. You might prefer multiple to do items in one note, just be aware there are some drawbacks. Just my opinion. Other people do this differently. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Once you run the search you want, you can bulk copy the titles and paste them into a single note. It won't past the actual checkbox info, just the titles. The titles are hyperlinked back to the actual note. I seldom, if ever, resort to printing my information, so my preference would be to stick with the search terms mentioned above. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How do you send your suggestion to Evernote? Since you are brand new, I would suggest you get your feet wet and try working with the program for a another week or so, then go ahead with your suggestion. Occasionally someone from Evernote staff might drop by to this User Forum and spot a suggestion. I have found the best way to communicate directly with Evernote is via the Support Page (link below). There is an option for General Feedback / Comments. You will get a response from Evernote, usually a general thank you, but you can be assured that an employee from Evernote will see your request and it will be logged into their database for a period of time. https://evernote.com/contact/support/

I had coffee with some friends at the local restaurant this morning. We shared some laughs over how the media is reporting Armageddon and the "end times" on the East coast. Here in Minnesota, we won't see the daily high reaching zero anytime in the near future. No big deal for us.

One additional comment to my suggestion mentioned above. Your longterm notes are tagged with a year. "So my rental agreement is tagged with '2005 tax tax-longterm'." I would add a 2nd tag to all the relevant longterm tax documents that is more generic and crosses multiple years. example: 'tag:tax-longterm'