What is data portability?
Portability is measured on a bad day: you want to leave, and you find out whether export exists, what format it produces, and whether the result is usable or a folder of broken files. The answer is usually more revealing than any feature list.
What matters here
- A real export, not a screenshot
- A common format such as CSV, JSON or Markdown
- Structure preserved, not flattened to text
- Attachments included
- Something you can test before you need it
Formats and meaning
A CSV of tasks is portable only if the columns make sense: dates in a standard format, tags separated clearly, notes intact. An export that loses relationships between items is technically an export and practically useless.
Testing the exit
Export once, before you commit to a tool, and look at the file. If you cannot open it or the dates are mangled, you have learned something important while it is still cheap.
The honest constraint
Some things do not travel: history, links between items, view layouts. Perfect portability is rare. The question is whether what matters most to you survives.
Frequently asked questions
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Disclaimer
This page is general information, not professional, legal, financial or medical advice. It describes common ways of working and how Prysm Note approaches them. Software changes over time, so details may differ from what you see in the product. Any product, company or brand names that appear are the property of their respective owners and are used only for identification. We do not claim any endorsement or affiliation. Where we compare approaches, we aim to describe each one honestly, including where a different approach may suit you better. Try the tools that matter to you and judge for yourself.