# Error importing notes from format: enex

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47489>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [6 October 2025 07:08 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47489 "2025-10-06T07:08:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![AndyT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@AndyT](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/AndyT)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2025 07:08 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47489/1 "2025-10-06T07:08:42Z")

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### Operating system

Windows

### Joplin version

3.4.12

### Desktop version info

Joplin 3.4.12 (prod, win32)

Gerät: win32, Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10920X CPU @ 3.50GHz  
Client-ID: 76bd4a65fefc42e6bc6a918b6d90369a  
Sync-Version: 3  
Profil-Version: 48  
Unterstützter Schlüsselbund: Ja  
Alternative Instanz ID: -

Revision: e9a9f68

Backup: 1.4.3  
Freehand Drawing: 3.1.0

### What issue do you have?

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- Input format: enex
- Output format: md

#### Errors

```auto
Error: Line 4471380:256: "10510 Gartenschau OEs Plakate und 18-eintel 5 Motive": Unclosed root tag
Line: 4471380
Column: 256
Char: 
    at error (file:///C:/Users/AndyTecles/AppData/Local/Programs/Joplin/resources/app.asar/main-html.bundle.js:3190:16)
    at strictFail (file:///C:/Users/AndyTecles/AppData/Local/Programs/Joplin/resources/app.asar/main-html.bundle.js:3190:418)
    at end (file:///C:/Users/AndyTecles/AppData/Local/Programs/Joplin/resources/app.asar/main-html.bundle.js:3190:119)
    at n.end (file:///C:/Users/AndyTecles/AppData/Local/Programs/Joplin/resources/app.asar/main-html.bundle.js:3186:2460)
    at u.end (file:///C:/Users/AndyTecles/AppData/Local/Programs/Joplin/resources/app.asar/main-html.bundle.js:3186:3802)
    at ReadStream.onend (node:internal/streams/readable:948:10)
    at Object.onceWrapper (node:events:632:28)
    at ReadStream.emit (node:events:518:28)
    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1698:12)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)

```

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**Author:** ![executed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/executed/32/24298_2.png) [@executed](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/executed)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2025 15:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47489/2 "2025-10-06T15:24:00Z")

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Buddy, you created 3 duplicate topics, please delete them:

1. [Error importing notes from format: enex](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47488)
2. [Error importing notes from format: enex](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47487)
3. [Error importing notes from format: enex](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47485)

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**Author:** ![bwat47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/bwat47/32/25073_2.png) [@bwat47](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/bwat47)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2025 15:37 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47489/3 "2025-10-06T15:37:01Z")

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maybe try re-exporting the enex file, the error implies that there's some corruption in the enex file (malformed XML)

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**Author:** ![Marph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/marph/32/10800_2.png) [@Marph](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Marph)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2025 20:59 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47489/4 "2025-10-06T20:59:31Z")

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They are not duplicates as they are pointing to different files. The error cause may be the same, though.

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**Author:** ![executed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/executed/32/24298_2.png) [@executed](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/executed)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2025 22:36 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47489/5 "2025-10-06T22:36:04Z")

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Your comment would make sense if those files were system or config files, but they are just user files.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5 November 2025 22:36 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/47489/6 "2025-11-05T22:36:52Z")

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Closed on 5 November 2025 22:36 UTC

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