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Stardate

Accessing Your Files in iCloud Drive

Where Your Files Are Stored

Stardate automatically saves your audio recordings and transcriptions to your iCloud Drive. This makes it easy to access your files from any Apple device. Two files are created each time you record a note:

  1. A WAV file of your audio recording
  2. A text file containing the transcription

Accessing Files on Mac

  1. Open Finder on your Mac

  2. In the sidebar, click on iCloud Drive

  3. Navigate to the Stardate folder

  4. Inside this folder, you’ll find two subfolders:

    • Recordings: Contains your WAV audio files
    • Transcriptions: Contains your text transcription files

The path to your Stardate files in Terminal is:

~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/iCloud~com~deanputney~Stardate/Documents/

Accessing Files on iPhone or iPad

  1. Open the Files app on your iOS device

  2. Tap on Browse at the bottom of the screen if not already selected

  3. Select iCloud Drive

  4. Navigate to the Stardate folder

  5. Access your Recordings and Transcriptions subfolders

File Naming Convention

Stardate saves your files with descriptive names that include timestamps to help you identify when they were created. The naming format is:

For example:

  • Stardate Recording 2024-01-30 at 20.00.49.wav (audio recording)
  • Stardate Log 2024-01-30 at 20.00.49.txt (transcription)

Working with Your Files

Once you’ve found your files in iCloud Drive, you can:

  • Listen to the audio recordings by opening the WAV files
  • Read your transcriptions by opening the text files
  • Copy the text to use in other applications
  • Back up the files to another location
  • Import the files into other data analysis tools

Troubleshooting

If you can’t find your files in iCloud Drive, check the following:

  • Make sure you have iCloud Drive enabled on your device
  • Check that you have sufficient iCloud storage space
  • Ensure your device is connected to the internet and has synced recently

If you’re still having trouble locating your files, please email [email protected] for assistance.