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carrisa5022 Author

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notes password

i locked myself out of all my notes, i don’t know the password because i set it 4 years ago. I tried resetting the password, and it still doesn’t let me in.

Any tips???

Posted on Mar 15, 2021 9:38 PM

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Mar 15, 2021 9:45 PM in response to carrisa5022

Unfortunately the Notes that are protected with the OLD Password will only open with that old password. When you reset the password then the NEW Password will work on new notes created and protected with it.

You will get unlimited tries on the old notes so you can guess as many time as you can to open with the old password.

Axel F.

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Mar 15, 2021 9:40 PM in response to carrisa5022

You might consult a hypnotherapist to try to recover the password.

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carrisa5022 Author

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Mar 15, 2021 9:59 PM in response to deggie

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carrisa5022 Author

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Mar 15, 2021 9:41 PM in response to deggie

is this really a solution? like i have actual notes locked !?

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Mar 15, 2021 9:42 PM in response to deggie

That one killed me while I choked on my laughter. Good one.

Axel F.

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carrisa5022 Author

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Mar 15, 2021 9:43 PM in response to Axel Foley

smart *** 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Mar 15, 2021 9:43 PM in response to carrisa5022

It is as close to a solution as you will find, once you set a Notes password there is no way to recover it if you forget it.

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Mar 15, 2021 9:55 PM in response to carrisa5022

If you make enough attempts, it might show the password hint

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carrisa5022 Author

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Mar 15, 2021 9:57 PM in response to dull-bananas

i set a hint as 3 letters, it’s not much help there’s not a lot of possibilities with that combination

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Mar 15, 2021 9:57 PM in response to dull-bananas

I don't believe there is a password hint for the Notes app.

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Mar 15, 2021 10:07 PM in response to carrisa5022

Next time I guess you will know to set a better hint. Or is it someone's initials?

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carrisa5022 Author

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Mar 15, 2021 10:08 PM in response to deggie

yes, someone’s initials big mistake

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