# Error importing notes from format: enex

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/51056>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [23 September 2026 14:36 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/51056 "2026-09-23T14:36:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![ddraht](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ddraht/32/30381_2.png) [@ddraht](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ddraht)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2026 14:36 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/51056/1 "2026-09-23T14:36:39Z")

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### Operating system

Windows

### Joplin version

3.7.18

### Desktop version info

Joplin 3.7.18 (prod, win32)

Gerät: win32, 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11950H @ 2.60GHz  
Client-ID: e07975102b95452f91ffa8c7bd72f142  
Sync-Version: 3  
Profil-Version: 53  
Unterstützter Schlüsselbund: Ja  
Alternative Instanz ID: -  
Sync target: (Kein)  
Editor: Markdown

Revision: ce25482

Backup: 1.5.1  
Freehand Drawing: 4.3.0

### What issue do you have?

#### Body

- Input format: enex
- Output format: md

#### Errors

```auto
Error: Line 1646666:127: "EGym Fitnessvertrag": Invalid character in entity name
Line: 1646666
Column: 127
Char:  
    at error (file:///C:/Users/ddraht/AppData/Local/Programs/Joplin/resources/fork-sax/lib/sax.js:651:10)
    at strictFail (file:///C:/Users/ddraht/AppData/Local/Programs/Joplin/resources/fork-sax/lib/sax.js:677:7)
    at SAXParser.write (file:///C:/Users/ddraht/AppData/Local/Programs/Joplin/resources/fork-sax/lib/sax.js:1498:13)
    at SAXStream.u.write (file:///C:/Users/ddraht/AppData/Local/Programs/Joplin/resources/fork-sax/lib/sax.js:239:18)
    at ReadStream.ondata (node:internal/streams/readable:1012:24)
    at ReadStream.emit (node:events:509:28)
    at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:563:12)
    at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:514:3)
    at ReadStream.Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:394:5)
    at node:internal/fs/streams:293:14

```

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [23 September 2026 14:38 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/51056/2 "2026-09-23T14:38:17Z")

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Please see here:

> [@Error importing notes from format: enex](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/51047/2):
>
> Hello, this is a recent bug that Evernote introduced that prevent their notes from being restored in other apps. The file they generate is essentially corrupted. The next version of Joplin (which should be out in a few days) will have a workaround to allow these corrupted files to be imported anyway without data loss

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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:** [23 October 2026 14:38 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-enex/51056/3 "2026-10-23T14:38:45Z")

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