Understanding Evernote's storage usage on your desktop device

The Evernote desktop app downloads your note content in the background, which may require significant storage depending on the number and size of attachments in your notes. If you notice that Evernote is using a large amount of disk space, it’s likely due to attachments such as images, PDFs, or other files stored within your notes.

Locating Evernote's storage folders on your device

To check how much storage Evernote is using, you can look at the size of its database folder on your device. Below are the typical storage locations for Evernote by platform:

For Mac:

  • ~/Library/Application Support/Evernote
  • ~/Library/Containers/com.evernote.Evernote/Data/Library/Application Support/Evernote

For Windows: (replace <USER> with your Windows username)

  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Evernote
  • C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Packages\Evernote.Evernote_q4d96b2w5wcc2\LocalCache\Roaming\Evernote

Tip: Checking the size of the "Evernote" folder at the end of each path can give you a rough idea of how much storage Evernote’s data is taking up on your device.

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