Importing multiple items

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Trying to import MD files (new to Joplin, populating it) I find that only one file at a time can be selected in the import dialogue. Surely this is something not working properly?

I have hundreds of MD files!

Joplin 1.0.195 (prod, darwin)
Client ID: a7b2da594b7145e59d17a64fefb23de2
Sync Version: 1
Profile Version: 28
Revision: f4a562b (master)

MacOS 10.13.6

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You should use File->Import->Markdown directory in this case. I haven’t used it myself, but I’m pretty sure thats what you want.

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Yup, like a dream! Thank you @calebjohn.

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Now, having dealt with the MD files, the next problem - how to import the many html files I’ve inherited from Evernote, currently living in DevonThink?

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You could use pandoc to convert them to markdown

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I began tediously to convert non-MD files in DevonThink to MD, in batches, using DevonThink’s tools. Then export them to a folder. And then import those files to Joplin. It was working, if slowly.

Then catastrophe. After importing a several hundred MD files into Joplin, suddenly, on viewing some of the imported files in the latest batch, Joplin crashed, leaving just a blank window and menu bar unresponsive. Closed Joplin and re-booted. No change.

So Joplin looks completely unusable now.

Is this a known bug? Is there a way to recover the files and working status of the app? A simple way - I’m no hacker.

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Oops! Pardon me - while I wasn’t looking (I was posting here) rebooted Joplin has successfully reloaded the files and is now displaying correctly. Phew.

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If you can replicate the blank window bug, try to open the console window first to see if there’s any error or warning. https://joplinapp.org/debugging

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Thanks Laurent. But the console is out of my scope - I don't do command lines! Just a naive user :wink: