Notes app unresponsive if opening a lot of notes at once

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Notes app unresponsive if opening a lot of notes at once

2019 IMAC with I9 processor and 128 gb of ram. recently when typing up my notes I hit control A and selected all the notes - approximately 1000. Accidently hit command O and opened all the notes. notes is unresponsive because it is stuck with 1000 notes open. I have tried restarting my computer several times. However notes is still stuck and force quit does not change the situation. I have thought about deleting the notes ptrogram from the computer. I presume I can restore notes from the time machine backup. I have open ears to any further advice.

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iMac (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Sep 5, 2023 7:24 PM

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Old Toad

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Sep 6, 2023 11:17 AM in response to Dytis

Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.

NOTE 1: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following;

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files

NOTE 2: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will insure a successful boot into Safe Mode.

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Notes app unresponsive if opening a lot of notes at once

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