Transferring Stickies from one Mac to another

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 10:20 AM

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#2 JMHammer

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 10:36 AM

I like Stickies, too. I use the full application version, not the Dashboard version.

For what it might be worth, Mr. Breen, do you know where the Dashboard Stickies data is stored?

I have been hoping for a long time that Stickies would sync to some default iOS app, and among Macs using MobileMe.

#3 jldinsdale

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 10:40 AM

In theory, you could move the stickies database to a cloud storage system like idisk or dorpbox and create a shortcut on each computer you use to access that file instead of the local stickies database? That way you would be sharing your stickies database constantly between machines and not have to manually transfer the files between boxes?

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 11:03 AM

JMHammer, on 07 July 2011 - 10:36 AM, said:

For what it might be worth, Mr. Breen, do you know where the Dashboard Stickies data is stored?

I do: ~/Library/Preferences/widget-com.apple.widget.stickies.plist

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 11:22 AM

I would like to Export my Stickies to something else. I'm using Snow Leopard and have not found a way to do so.

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 11:40 AM

Chris, if you’re dreaming about invisible Library folders, it’s time for a holiday. :-)

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 11:57 AM

fhirsch, on 07 July 2011 - 11:22 AM, said:

I would like to Export my Stickies to something else. I'm using Snow Leopard and have not found a way to do so.

Copy and paste would work pretty nicely for this. ::grin:: With this method, you can choose if each sticky goes in its own document, or you can paste all into one. You can paste to Textedit, Pages, Word, Notes in Mail.app, to name a few.

Good luck. Joel.

PS Hey, you can import that database file into Textedit too, but it is kind of wonky, I'd stick to copy and paste.

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#8 BoxOfSnoo

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 01:02 PM

One other (pay) option is Sticky Notes http://www.randomseq...e/sticky-notes/ which allows you to import/export notes... but more interestingly you can send notes from one Mac to another through the network. Super cool.

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 03:56 PM

fhirsch, on 07 July 2011 - 11:22 AM, said:

I would like to Export my Stickies to something else. I'm using Snow Leopard and have not found a way to do so.

Um... so what's wrong with going to the note you want and going to File>Export text?

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 04:00 PM

JMHammer, on 07 July 2011 - 10:36 AM, said:

I have been hoping for a long time that Stickies would sync to some default iOS app, and among Macs using MobileMe.

Yeah, I thought it odd that they synced Notes but not Stickies too

#11 macmanmk

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 05:46 PM

Yeah...I think the invisible user Library folders are a dumb idea.

#12 talmy

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Posted 08 July 2011 - 06:31 AM

To make Library unhidden, issue the command from Terminal:
chflags nohidden ~/Library

I also understand that if you hold the Option key down "Library" appears in the "Go" menu of Finder.

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Posted 08 July 2011 - 06:15 PM

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Hang on a sec. Let me make sure that they’re still putting Stickies on Macs these days… huh, whaddayaknow. (I kid.) (No, I totally don’t.)

Oh, come on, Stickies is awesome! I too never understood why it doesn't sync with iOS. Why awkwardly shove a "Notes" section into Mail rather than just syncing OS X Stickies with iOS Notes?

To export Stickies, as others have said, File -> Export Text... or Copy-Paste, or, if you close a sticky note you will be automatically prompted to save the note as a text file.

The coolest thing about Stickies, aside from having virtual sticky notes on your computer screen, is the "Make New Sticky Note" text Service and the Note -> Floating Window command.

In fact, I just used the "Make New Sticky Note" Service to save the terminal command for making the ~/Library folder visible for after I upgrade to Lion.

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Posted 03 December 2011 - 10:28 AM

Sorry to be dense, but we just replaced our G4 iMac with a new I7 iMac. We also have >100 stickies on the old machine. Is it possible to transfer the Stickies database (Tiger) in a way that will make it usable on the widget version (Lion)? Or will the Tiger app work in Lion? Orâ¦?

TIA