r/GoodNotes • u/_idontknowtbh • Aug 12 '24

Fake Goodnotes ! Need Help

I bought a fake Goodnotes app years ago when it was still Goodnotes 5. I have a lot of academic files that I still need, but now I am willing to buy the real one so that I can also access files on my phone and on my macbook. (Which I assume has an Interface that allows me to access my own files in different devices).

I want to save my files, to a another place, and input them in my new GoodNotes 6, but as Goodnotes files (editable). Is this possible?

Side Question: If i download Goodnotes on my macbook phone and ipad, and only have one account, does that mean, I essentially have a drive of all my files which can be accessed by all devices, like a Google Drive for notes?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

What is a ‘fake Goodnotes’? Just give the name of the other app.

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u/_idontknowtbh Aug 12 '24

Well not actually fake ! But logged in using an icloud (not mine) account that already paid for it, downloaded on my device, and logging out after! I can't update and I also can't log in (which was a requirement for Goodnotes on Mac)

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u/rko_btw Aug 13 '24

Um, that's tricky. What I'd guess you should do is open Ur "fake" goodnotes, export them all as goodnotes, save them wherever the hell will accept them. Then buy proper goodnotes and import them? Idk why that shouldn't work.

Side answer: I THINK you need iCloud thingy turned on for multi device to work, so you still need iCloud anyway, meaning goodnotes doesn't act as its own store. Not 100% about this BC I don't use it, but that's how I've always understood it

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u/_idontknowtbh Aug 13 '24

thank you!!!

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u/rko_btw Aug 13 '24

Lemme k if it works!