iPadOS 26 data corruption when exporting notes

[mystery hill]

iPadOS 26 has an option to export multiple notes in Markdown format.

Many of the notes that I've exported have files that are corrupt. Some have the same lines repeated multiple times, while others have been exported as blank files.

To test this select all notes in the Notes app, then from the Menubar choose File > Export as Markdown.
Save to Files.

Check if the notes have been correctly exported by choosing Quick Look in the Files app.

Are your notes being exported correctly?

 

[It’s always something]

Apparently and disappointingly there doesn’t appear to be a way to export notes except through the menu item, which is not available in full screen mode. So I am unable to test this.😕

 

[BigBlur]

I exported a few of my notes and they appear to be correct.

Apparently and disappointingly there doesn’t appear to be a way to export notes except through the menu item, which is not available in full screen mode. So I am unable to test this.😕

You can export from the Share Sheet too.

 

[It’s always something]

I exported a few of my notes and they appear to be correct.


You can export from the Share Sheet too.

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You’re right and I stand corrected. That’s the one place I didn’t look. Thanks.

 

[mystery hill]

Apparently and disappointingly there doesn’t appear to be a way to export notes except through the menu item, which is not available in full screen mode. So I am unable to test this.😕

You can select multiple notes, and then touch and hold to grab them. Use another finger to go back to the home screen, and then drag the files onto the Files app icon, and then to a folder in the app. It should save them as ‘.rtfd’ text files. It seems to only copy around 10 files, even if you select more. This method would take very long if you have thousands of notes.

You can also use the Share Sheet to export a single note to Markdown, as mentioned above.

 

[mystery hill]

I exported a few of my notes and they appear to be correct.

I have some that export correctly, while others have multiple lines repeated, or are blank. It’s not the same files that are being corrupted, but each time an export is done a different set of random files are corrupted.

This happens when exporting over 100 notes on iPadOS 26.0.1. I’ve tried restarting the iPad but that hasn’t fixed it.