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How to export a Note in markup? macOS Tahoe

I must be doing something dumb. As a test I made a simple four line Note. It has two character sizes and a bulleted list, second & third lines indented, like this. The third line auto-indents.

When I try to export it as markdown file I get a little animated popup window for a couple of seconds and my Mac it makes a clack noise. That's it. I'm not prompted for a filename.

In case I'm trying to export something that isn't supported, I tried making the Note a single line of text. Same result.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

MacBook Air 15″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 21, 2025 4:18 AM

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John Kelso Author

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Posted on Oct 21, 2025 5:17 AM

OK then!

I was able to export in Safe mode.

And after booting back into normal mode, or whatever it's called, I was still able to export the Note.

I guess the days of "reboot and see if that fixes it" aren't behind us yet.

Many thanks.

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John Kelso Author

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Oct 21, 2025 5:17 AM in response to John Kelso

OK then!

I was able to export in Safe mode.

And after booting back into normal mode, or whatever it's called, I was still able to export the Note.

I guess the days of "reboot and see if that fixes it" aren't behind us yet.

Many thanks.

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Oct 21, 2025 4:29 AM in response to John Kelso

It appears to work for me (though it's my first time doing this).

See if the problem is present when you boot in safe mode, which disables 3rd party extensions and performs some system cleanup.

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support

If it works there, reboot normally and try again.

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Oct 21, 2025 4:48 AM in response to John Kelso

The " Notes " application is associated with what Cloud Based Service ?

Like my colleague, I too can export a note as a Markdown without any issues ( associated with iCloud Services )

Export a note as a Markdown file

You can export your notes as Markdown files to integrate your notes into writing, content, and other workflows that support Markdown.

Go to the Notes app on your Mac.
Click the note you want to export, then choose File > Export as > Markdown.
If you want, you can type a new name for your file.
Click Save.

User byline " MacBook Air 15″, macOS 26.0 "

The current version is now Tahoe 26.0.1 >> About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.0.1

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Oct 21, 2025 5:21 AM in response to John Kelso

John Kelso wrote:

I guess the days of "reboot and see if that fixes it" aren't behind us yet.

For what it's worth, sometimes a simple reboot isn't enough. Booting into Safe Mode does some maintenance operations.

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Oct 21, 2025 4:56 AM in response to neuroanatomist

Many thanks- I will try safe mode and see what happens.

I will also try to import markdown text using what you sent as an example.

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John Kelso Author

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Oct 21, 2025 5:46 AM in response to dialabrain

Thank you, I didn't know that. I'll add it to my troubleshooting inventory.

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Oct 21, 2025 5:55 AM in response to John Kelso

You're welcome.

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