Some Reflections on Evernote and MyInfo

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jul 22, 2012 at 06:56 PM

Bill,

Thanks for the update. I can definitely understand your concerns. Hereby some complementary info and comments.

WSP wrote:
>Then, suddenly, a couple of weeks ago, EN stopped syncing. The obvious thing
>to do was to reinstall the program, but I was under the impression that uninstalling
>might erase all EN data on one’s computer and that the data would then be downloaded
>from EN’s servers again.

I haven’t re-installed Evernote in a while, but unless something has changed radically, you should be able to use the existing local copy of your database. You should be given the option upon installation.

To be on the safe side, in EN go to Tools / Options / Open Database Folder and you will be taken to the folder which contains the main files. Make a copy of the .exb file (you can also copy the rest if you wish, though they are normally re-created automatically).

If for some reason you are not given the choice to use the existing file upon re-installation, after this is completed you can exit Evernote (completely, not just minimise to tray) and replace the empty database files with your copies.

>Today I had a very small technical problem with MyInfo. I sent
>a note to Petko, the developer, and within an hour (on a Sunday afternoon, no less) I had
>a friendly and helpful reply from him. I’ve decided there’s a lot to be said for small
>software companies.

I couldn’t agree more with your conclusion.

FYI, another similar program discussed here is Rightnote, which now offers the ability to create notes that sync with Evernote:
http://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/4159/0/rightnote-has-evernote-cloud-syncing-notes
(This only works with notes created in Rightnote, at least for the time being)