With the new that Evernote is limiting free accounts and hiking prices, it's only natural that some people will be looking for alternatives. Apple's new Notes for iPhone or iPad and Notes for Mac might just make for that alternative. But how to migrate all of those notes? It's easier than you think if you have a Mac running OS X 10.11.4 or higher. Here's how.

Apple's Notes app, included as part of the upcoming OS X 10.11.4 El Capitan software update, has been confirmed to support Evernote.enex file format imports in what could be a move to convert. Obviously Evernote is welcome to determine what level of OS they will support their product on, but there are some of us who need to keep it working on existing technology that cannot upgrade beyond a certain OS (such as this iMac Early 2008 that is at the maximum El Capitan, 10.11.6).

How to move all Evernote data to Notes at once using a Mac

You can migrate everything you have saved in Evernote to Notes via your Mac. Epson drivers for mac sierra. You'll need to be running OS X 10.11.4 or higher and have Evernote for Mac installed.

1. Open Evernote on your Mac.

2. Sign in to your Evernote account.

3. Click on Edit in the Menu bar at the top left of your Mac's screen.

4. Select Select All from the dropdown menu.

5. Select File in the Menu bar at the top left of your Mac's screen.

6. Click on Export Notes from the dropdown menu.

7. Name the file anything you want.
8. Select where to save the file. I saved it to my desktop so it can be easily found.

9. Click Save. It will export as a .enex file.

10. Open the Notes app on your Mac.

11. Click on File in the Menu bar at the top left of your Mac's screen.

12. Select Import Notes from the dropdown menu.

13. Select the .enex file you saved from Evernote.

14. Click on Import.

15. Click on Import Notes when the popup window appears.

Your Evernote files will be saved in iCloud with the folder title 'Imported Notes.'

How to export individual notes from Evernote to Notes on iPhone and iPad

Currently, there is no way to migrate all of your Evernote files into the Notes app on the iPhone or iPad. If you absolutely have no access to a Mac computer with Evernote and the Notes app, you can export full notes (not just links to notes) from the former to the latter, but it is a work around and takes a lot of repeating steps.

1. Open Evernote on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Select a Note.

3. Tap the More icon in the upper right corner. It looks like three dots.

4. Tap the Share icon.

5. Tap Export Note. This will open a Mail window inside Evernote with a .enex file attached.
6. Enter your own email address.

7. Tap Send in the upper right corner of the mail window.

8. Close Evernote.
9. Open the Mail app.
10. Select the email you just sent yourself from Evernote.

11. Long-press on the .enex file until the Apple extensions window appears.

12. Tap Add to Notes.

13. Tap Import Notes when the popup window appears.

14. Close the Mail app.
15. Open the Notes app.
16. Tap the new Imported Notes folder. It might be designated with a number if you already have one or more Imported Notes folders.

You have to repeat this process with each note you wish to import from Evernote. It's a lot of steps to repeat over and over, but it is currently the only way to export full notes from Evernote to the Notes app using an iPhone or iPad.

Any questions?

Do you have any questions about how to switch from Evernote to Apple Notes? Let us know.

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It sounds like you have an update that will not install because it keeps giving you the error that it cannot be verified. I would boot to safe mode to help alleviate this issue. It will perform a disk verification and repair if necessary as well as clearing out some system level caches which I feel should help you out:

Follow these steps to start up into safe mode.

1. Start or restart your Mac.
2. Immediately after you hear the startup sound, press and hold the Shift key.
3. Release the Shift key when you see the Apple logo appear on the screen.

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After the Apple logo appears, it might take longer than usual to reach the login screen or your desktop. This is because your Mac performs a directory check of your startup disk as part of safe mode.

To leave safe mode, restart your computer without pressing any keys during startup.
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When you log into your user in safe mode, restart as normal and test the issue again. Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!