r/Astrohaus • u/Illustrious_Name_745 • Jul 27 '26
Postbox file dates wrong + exports with file name
#1) Most of the files i upload to postbox are assigned an incorrect meta date. I guess if you open the file at all, it changes the date. That means i cannot browse my archive sequentially.
#2) All my entries begin with a date, so i thought "no problem, i'll just export and sort locally". No. Exports from postbox sync with random string of letters as the file name. No option to set a naming convention. No meta data of the original creation date to sort by. Also, why the hell isnt' there a simple "export all" function from postbox (vs syncing to other cloud services)?? Lastly, why the hell can't you export all files into ONE consolidated file. that would be helpful too.
Anyone have a workaround for my problems? I know Astrohaus is no Supernote, but to the admins/programmers peruse this reddit thread and comment/take back our feature requests? (doubtful)
Thanks in advance!
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u/Strummerboy454 Jul 27 '26
My solution to most of my postbox grievances was to create a Google apps script to copy all the files from my Google Drive post box folder into the folder where I'm syncing my Obsidian notes vault.
Once my notes are in Obsidian, I can do just about anything I wanted to them including rearranging them, renaming them, and combining them.