Photos, images, videos, voice recordings and other files are saved as files in a folder in your Vault, and linked from your note.
Where files are saved
- If the Route has Custom Files location turned on, files go to that folder Destination, plus its Subfolder if set (for example
[Attachments]/YYYY/→Attachments/2026/). - Otherwise, files go to the folder of the Default Route for files.
See Route actions > Custom Files location and Default Routes.
How files are linked in the note
With the Insert attachments Route action on, each file is embedded in the note where it appeared in your draft:
Text before the photo
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Text after the photo
- The number after
|is the Preview width from the Route action. 0 means the original size, and no width is added. - Turn Insert attachments off to save the files without linking them. The note gets only the text.
- When you share files only (no text), you can choose whether to add a preview to the note. See What you can share.
File names
| File | Named by | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Camera photos | Settings → Note content → Image capture name | MM-DD-YYYY_HH-mm-ss |
| Voice recordings | Settings → Note content → Voice recording name | MM-DD-YYYY_HH-mm-ss |
| Picked and shared files | Their original name | – |
See Attachments for naming and the original-name caveat on Android.
Good to know
- HEIF/HEIC photos are converted to JPEG, so they open everywhere. Photo metadata (EXIF), such as location and capture date, is kept.
- A file can’t go into a file: files are only stored in Folder Destinations. If the Route used for files also has File Destinations, those are skipped for files, and History shows Skipped destination … Cannot place a file within another file.