├── EvernoteBackup.scpt
├── README.md
└── license.txt


/EvernoteBackup.scpt:
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 1 | -- PURPOSE: Export all notes in Evernote to an ENEX file so that
 2 | -- the notes can be backed up to an external drive or to the cloud
 3 | 
 4 | -- Change the path below to the location you want the notes to be exported
 5 | set f to "/Volumes/My Book/Data/Backup/Export.enex"
 6 | 
 7 | with timeout of (30 * 60) seconds
 8 | 	tell application "Evernote"
 9 | 		-- Set date to 1990 so it finds all notes
10 | 		set matches to find notes "created:19900101"
11 | 		-- export to file set above
12 | 		export matches to f
13 | 	end tell
14 | end timeout
15 | 
16 | -- Compress the file so that there is less to backup to the cloud
17 | set p to POSIX path of f
18 | do shell script "/usr/bin/gzip " & quoted form of p


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/README.md:
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1 | evernote-backup
2 | ===============
3 | 
4 | An AppleScript to backup Evernote data
5 | 
6 | Please note: For this script to work properly, you must use the version of Evernote [downloaded from the Evernote website](https://evernote.com/download/). The version of Evernote from the app store will not work correctly with this script because of the way the app is sandboxed.
7 | 


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/license.txt:
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 1 | The MIT License (MIT)
 2 | 
 3 | Copyright (c) 2016 Jamie Todd Rubin
 4 | 
 5 | Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 6 | of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 7 | in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 8 | to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 9 | copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
10 | furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
11 | 
12 | The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
13 | copies or substantial portions of the Software.
14 | 
15 | THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
16 | IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
17 | FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
18 | AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
19 | LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
20 | OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
21 | SOFTWARE.
22 | 


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