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4.2 Importing Notes

When you need to restore notes from your backup file, select “Import Data” from the main menu and select or enter the location of the file to import. If you are importing the notes you previously saved to the app’s private storage area, you will need to enter the same name that you gave the exported file.

Import-private

If you are importing notes from a file in shared storage, select “File from shared storage”. On Android 7 (Nougat) or newer, you can browse through the available storage folders to find the ‘.xml’ file with your saved notes.

SAF-Open_Document

When you select the document you will return to the app’s Import screen.

If you are using Android 6 (Marshmallow) or older, selecting “File from shared storage” will change the folder to the device’s default ‘Downloads’ directory. You can change the location by typing it in, but you will need to know in advance where the file is located; the app doesn’t provide a file browser.

Import-shared

Next, select the type of import you wish to perform. The choices are:

If you had set a password for your private notes when they were exported, you will need that password when you need to import those encrypted notes back in to the application. This may be different than your current password. Important! Do not forget the password you had when you made the backup file. Without thet password, it will be practically impossible to recover your private notes; however you may still restore all of your non-private notes by un-checking “Include Private” on the Import form.

If you have not entered your password in the application settings when you attempt to import a backup file, the import form will warn you that any private notes imported will not be encrypted. You may either cancel the operation to enter your password in the settings and then try again, or go ahead and import the data and then re-encrypt the private notes later. To encrypt them afterward, either open up and save each private note individually, or choose “Set Password” from the main menu and change the password. (You can change it to the same password if you wish.)


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