How to Archive Evernote Notes and Free Notebook Clutter

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But alas, OneNote isn't right for everyone Evernote Compared to OneNote – Which Note-Taking App Is Right For You? Evernote vs. OneNote:Which Note-Taking App Is Right For You? Evernote and OneNote are amazing note-taking apps. It is difficult to choose between the two. We compare everything from the interface to the organization of notes to help you choose. What works best for you? Read more . So, if you're still using Evernote, you're no doubt aware of one missing feature:a glaring omission of a supposedly full-featured note-taking app.

I'm talking, of course, about archiving. Why isn't there a simple, native way to archive your old stacks for posterity? Even the paid tiers don't offer this feature. Luckily, there are a couple of solutions.

Use of native solutions

There are two workarounds you can implement from the Evernote app:

• Tags: You could just create a new tag called File and attach it to all your old notes. Of course, the downside is that you'll have to write -tag:File in all your searches to exclude notes from your results.
• Prefix: Prefix notebook and stack names with an X To send them to the bottom of their lists. This keeps them out of the way...something.

Using an IFTTT Recipe

If you're looking for a more elegant solution, you can check out Evernote's IFTTT channel.

For those who don't know, IFTTT is a free web application that allows you to automate tasks using chains of conditional statements. When an event occurs in one application, an action is triggered in another.

In the Evernote channel, you'll find an applet called Archive notes to Google Drive when you tag them with a specific tag .

As the name suggests, simply add a tag to the notes you want to archive and Evernote will automatically save them to a Google Doc file. Once the saving process is complete, you can delete the note from your Evernote account without worrying about it. lose her forever.

What other IFTTT recipes do you use with Evernote? Let us know in the comments below.