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How to get back notes after notes app deleted

How to retrieve notes after notes app deleted

iPhone 5s

Posted on Aug 24, 2019 2:27 PM

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Posted on Aug 24, 2019 5:54 PM

Where are your Notes?


You can't find it in the recently deleted folder, then probably you have not deleted any Notes.

(See the GIF below)


The options are...

  • Check in your iCloud account: https://www.icloud.com
  • Check your email accounts that you had but removed. Because many of the accounts have notes synced like Google, Yahoo, Outlook, Exchange etc...


  • You may have shared the Notes over AirDrop
  • You may have sent the Notes via iMessage or email to someone
  • Did you backup on Mac/PC via iTunes? Restore from iTunes.
    • Take a fresh BackUp (Or else you will lose all new data, photos, Notes etc)
    • Restore from Old BackUp via iTunes (Not iCloud)
    • Retrieve your Note(s)
    • Restore from New BackUp via iTunes (Not iCloud)


Do not restore from iCloud backup.

iCloud backup doesn't include information already stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memos, shared photos, iCloud Photos, Health data, call history, and files you store in iCloud Drive.




Use Notes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT205773




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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Aug 24, 2019 5:54 PM in response to Ljn31

Where are your Notes?


You can't find it in the recently deleted folder, then probably you have not deleted any Notes.

(See the GIF below)


The options are...

  • Check in your iCloud account: https://www.icloud.com
  • Check your email accounts that you had but removed. Because many of the accounts have notes synced like Google, Yahoo, Outlook, Exchange etc...


  • You may have shared the Notes over AirDrop
  • You may have sent the Notes via iMessage or email to someone
  • Did you backup on Mac/PC via iTunes? Restore from iTunes.
    • Take a fresh BackUp (Or else you will lose all new data, photos, Notes etc)
    • Restore from Old BackUp via iTunes (Not iCloud)
    • Retrieve your Note(s)
    • Restore from New BackUp via iTunes (Not iCloud)


Do not restore from iCloud backup.

iCloud backup doesn't include information already stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memos, shared photos, iCloud Photos, Health data, call history, and files you store in iCloud Drive.




Use Notes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT205773




How to get back notes after notes app deleted

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