Where on my disk does the app store my notes?
Ask your AI agent insteadIn one folder per install, inside your account's app-data area. Where that folder is depends on the platform:
- macOS:
~/Library/WebKit/app.privacynotes/WebsiteData/ - Windows:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\app.privacynotes - Linux:
~/.local/share/app.privacynotes, orapp.privacynotes.appimagefor the AppImage, which bundles its own web engine and so keeps its own profile - Android, iOS: the app's private storage, which no other app can open
- Browser: your browser profile, under
use.privacynotes.app
Each note there is one sealed blob holding the title, body and tags, opened by a key derived from your recovery phrase when you unlock. Only what the local index needs stays in the clear: ids, timestamps, the kind of item, and flags such as pinned or deleted. Your settings are sealed there too, except what the lock screen needs before you unlock, such as the app lock switch and the colors and name of the theme you use. The folder also keeps your recovery phrase, so the app opens without asking for it. If someone could copy that folder, turn on the app lock in Settings > Security, which then keeps the phrase only behind the lock.
To move your notes to another device, or to keep a copy of your own, use Settings > Import & Export > Export and pick "Everything, encrypted (.pnbackupz)". It holds your notes, files and settings (note History and your app lock PIN stay out), it is encrypted with your phrase key, and it restores with your phrase on any device. More on backups.
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Answer my questions about PrivacyNotes using only its help center, its changelog and its security documentation. Start here: https://privacynotes.app/llms-index.txt It lists every question with the page that answers it. Fetch the one or two that match mine. If you can only make one request, fetch https://privacynotes.app/llms-full.txt instead. If you cannot fetch a .txt or .md file, read https://privacynotes.app/help, https://privacynotes.app/changelog and https://github.com/LifetimeLabsHQ/PrivacyNotes.app instead. For what changed, or where something moved, fetch https://privacynotes.app/changelog.md. For how the encryption works, what the server can read, or how to check any of it yourself, fetch https://privacynotes.app/docs/index.md and follow it to one of the documents it lists. That index is a router: cite the document, never the index. Rules: - Use only those pages. If they do not answer something, say so instead of guessing. - Never invent a feature, a menu path, a price, or a limit. - End your reply with the "Source:" URL from the page you used, exactly as written. - Answer in the same language as my question. - Never ask me for my recovery phrase, my PIN, or the contents of a note. If no question follows, ask me what I would like to know. My first question:
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