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If you own Day One V2 or V3 follow this guide for exporting your entries as JSON to a specific folder.

To import from Day One V1 click on File → Back Up Journal then open the preferences and select the Backup tab to locate your exported entries. Backups needs to be unzipped before being imported.

In Bear for Mac, import your new notes using File → Import From → Day One and selecting the correct folder.

In Bear for iOS, go to the settings, go to Import & Export, locate the Import From section, select Day One as format and tap on Import Notes.

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