Hi there,
Loving the new Notes... but I was wondering where the data is stored if you drag an image or PDF in. I've tried doing that but then finder won't let me delete the PDF as it says it's being used... is there a way to permanently store this data in Notes - and forget about keeping them anywhere else?
Thanks!
Gully
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
I believe images, PDFs etc. are kept where they are and only a link to them is stored in Notes.
Home>Library>Containers>com.apple.Notes>Data>Library>Notes
Home>Library>Group Containers>Group.com.apple.notes
Show User's Library (Home)
The User's Library folder is hidden by default. To unhide: Select the Finder in the Dock. Under Go in the Menu bar > hold down the Option key and you’ll see the Library.
Finding the User Library Folder
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/resources/0167/site/chap11.html#FindingtheUserLi braryFolder
I stand corrected. They are kept in more than one place…
~/Library/Group Containers/Group.com.apple.notes/Media
~/Library/Group Containers/Group.com.apple.notes/Previews
What is somewhat interesting is, I dragged a wallpaper into Notes and a copy was created in …Media @ 962 KB (same size as the original)
Plus two images in …Previews, one @ 119 KB one @ 417 KB
So, dragging the image into Notes went from taking up 962 KB to 2.46 MB.
Thanks guys - thats perfect.
So for anyone else searching... it's fine to delete that original copy of the file if you have it in Notes.
Where does notes store data? Can't delete PDFs that I want to keep in Notes
