Hey! Hope you're doing well.
So, I finally spent some real time with miYeok—you know, that infinite canvas app for organizing ideas we talked about. I've been drowning in research notes for a new project, and the promise of weaving everything together visually sounded perfect.
Install was smooth—standard macOS app bundle. Launched it, started creating cards for my notes, tagging them, linking related ideas. The graph view is gorgeous—watching nodes connect in real-time feels like magic. Then I tried to import a CSV file with about 500 existing notes, and… nothing happened. The import dialog just sat there, no progress bar, no error, just silence.
The Wrong Turn I Took First
My first thought: maybe the CSV format was wrong. Checked the docs—format looked right. Tried a smaller file with 10 rows—worked instantly. So the import works, just not with my real dataset.
I thought, "Okay, maybe it's a memory thing." Opened Activity Monitor—miYeok was using maybe 500MB, well within limits. Tried importing in batches—same freeze at around 200 rows.
The "Aha!" Moment
Then I remembered something about macOS and file permissions for apps that process data in the background. The smaller test CSV was on my Desktop. My real 500-row file was in ~/Documents/Research/...—nested folders. Went to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Files and Folders, scrolled down, and there was miYeok with access to Desktop enabled, but Documents was off.
As soon as I enabled Documents access, the import ran perfectly. Turns out, miYeok needs to create temporary indexes and cache files while processing imports, and macOS blocks that if the app doesn't have explicit access to the source file location.
I found this page with the system requirements that mentioned the file access in the comments—super helpful: the resource I used.
Quick Checklist
If miYeok chokes on imports:
- Check where your source files live
- System Settings > Privacy & Security > Files and Folders
- Enable miYeok access to those folders
- Retry the import
Apple's file system permissions guide explains why this matters. Once it's working, the app is incredible—I've got all my research visually mapped now. The graph view alone is worth it.
Let me know if you try it!
Talk soon
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