On subsequent runs, it does not do this, so replacing the StickiesDatabase file does nothing. My guess is that the first time Stickies runs, it sees it doesn't have existing data, checks to see if there's a StickiesDatabase file, and copies any notes found there to the real database. It seems the StickiesDatabase is perhaps an alternate rendering of some other authorative representation of the Stickies data. I believe that's because she ran Stickies, found her notes missing and contacted me whereas I had never run Stickies on my test Mac. Then I tried it on her machine and it didn't work, instead of showing her zillions of notes, it showed just the default introduction notes.

As a test run, I tried doing that on a test Mac also running Big Sur and it worked. Consulting the web, I found a number of pages that described mixed results copying over the ~/Library/StickiesDatabase file. One thing that didn't come over was her vast collection of Stickies. That all worked as expected, yielding a new, clean machine. I manually copied over documents, photos, etc., but not any applications or Library contents. Note: If you use an older version of Explain Everything and get access to a project that was made in the new version of the application, Sticky Notes will display like normal text objects on your device (on iOS, Android, and the web).I recently set up a new Mac (MacBook Air M1 2020 running Big Sur) for a friend and we decided not to use the Migration Assistant to copy the data from her old Mac. Change the color of your Sticky Notes quickly by selecting the Sticky Note color from the list of formatting options and choosing one of eight ready, handy presets.Select an extra New Sticky Note from the list of formatting options and add as many Sticky Notes as you like in one go. Add Sticky Notes handily once you already have some added to your canvas every time you add a new one.

Format content in your Sticky Note the same way you would with other Text Boxes.

Change the size of your Sticky Note by activating your Sticky Note with the Hand Tool and using the handles.

Move, scale and rotate Sticky Notes with the Hand Tool.

Select any Sticky Note with the Hand Tool to reopen the list of formatting options and apply any necessary changes.

Activate and edit an existing Text Box with the Hand Tool.

Sticky Notes enable you to create colorful notes and labels anywhere on your canvas in a quick and convenient way. If you want to insert your text Post-it style, you can add Sticky Notes to your project.

Macbook sticky notes