Apple Notes Has Folding

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Posted by LateForDinner
Jan 7, 2025 at 03:16 PM

I don’t know if this is new, or if it has been discussed and I missed it, but Apple Notes now has folding. You can collapse headings and subheadings. I haven’t tested titles.

Now, if only there were a reliable way to back it up. I have run tests with Time Machine and found it less than trust worthy.

Posted by satis
Jan 8, 2025 at 07:27 AM

Added over the summer to the latest versions of macOS and iOS. Basic but nice to use.

https://apple.gadgethacks.com/how-to/use-collapsible-sections-conquer-clutter-text-heavy-notes-your-iphone-ipad-mac-0385594/

Posted by MadaboutDana
Jan 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM

Yes, I find Time Machine pretty much hopeless. There is, however, a nice little utility available on the Mac App Store called Exporter. It will export your notes to a number of different formats (including markdown). Well worth a look, although it doesn’t appear to have been updated for a couple of years. Website: http://falcon.star-lord.me/exporter/

Various mobile (iOS) utilities – such as iMazing – also enable you to create backups of your notes (from your iPhone).

LateForDinner wrote:
I don’t know if this is new, or if it has been discussed and I missed
>it, but Apple Notes now has folding. You can collapse headings and
>subheadings. I haven’t tested titles.
> >Now, if only there were a reliable way to back it up. I have run tests
>with Time Machine and found it less than trust worthy.

Posted by MadaboutDana
Jan 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM

Ah. Also worth mentioning Obsidian’s “Importer” plugin, which does a fairly good job.

Posted by MadaboutDana
Jan 8, 2025 at 02:27 PM

A quick test (with all “locked” notes unlocked) showed that Exporter does still work. It successfully exported 814 of my 820 notes, and put the 6 others in a “Failed Exports” folder in HTML format (they were, as a matter of fact, readable).

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