PLAIN TEXT; PAPER, LESS — PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST

PTPL 102: No App Lasts Forever — Tips For Your Data Bug-Out Bag

nvALT users take note — you’re about to lose everything!

Ellane W
Produclivity
Published in
4 min readApr 29, 2024

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Plain text, Paper, Less (PTPL) Productivity Digest, text-based image by Author

This week: No app can ever be guaranteed to last forever; Free and Open Source (FOSS) is great, but only if you have the skills to do the job. nvALT users take note: you need to act now to change one vital setting before it’s everlastingly too late! I list four habits that can help you pack your digital bug out bag.

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There’s bad news about your favourite app, sorry

No app is guaranteed to last forever; not one. And certainly not your favourite app.

The impending death of nvALT (a superbly simple, easy to use plain text app) is a good example. If you are or have ever been an nvALT user and you don’t want to lose access to all your notes, you need to read and hearken to this post by the nvALT-father, Brett Terpstra. Like, now!

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Ellane W
Produclivity

Designer and educational publisher for 30 years+. Plain-text advocate. Still using paper, but less of it. https://linktr.ee/miscellaneplans