Do you know that feeling? You put all the important things in to the iPhone Notes app, but one day you open it up only to find it disappeared. What happened to my notes on my iPhone? iPhone notes disappeared can be frustrated and panicked. But don't worry if you have encountered this identical situation. This article is here to help you solve this problem. Check this tutorial to learn why iPhone notes disappeared and how to recover disappeared iPhone notes.
I lost all my notes on my iPhone; why does my iPhone delete my notes? Below are the possible reasons for iPhone notes missing issue:
Like calendars, contacts, and other data on your iPhone, notes are generally stored in the cloud server associated with your email account. If you have set up the Notes settings with iCloud, all the created notes will be in the iCloud server. If you have enabled the automatic syncing of notes to Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail, etc., your notes will exist in the associated email service.
When notes are suddenly deleted from your iPhone, they are still alive on the cloud server. As long as you remember the email account and password, you can download them from the cloud. For example, suppose you are using the upgraded notes option. In this case, it will remove the disappeared notes to the Recently Deleted folder on iCloud.com, where you can get them back within 30 days.
Now you know the possible reasons about iPhone notes disappeared, it's time to take measures to solve this problem. This part provides some ways to help you get them back. Keep reading to choose the method that suits you. Do remember to back up iPhone notes in case of data loss.
Sometimes, restarting the iPhone can solve many issues, including the notes being gone from the iPhone. You can try this method first to see if the disappeared notes come back. If not, try the next method.
For iPhone running iOS 11 or later, there is a Recently Deleted folder in the Notes app. If you find iPhone notes missing, you can restore notes from the Recently Deleted folder within 30 days. Here's what you can do:
Step 1. On your iPhone, open the Notes app, click the back arrow at the top-left corner, and tap the "Recently Deleted" folder.
Step 2. Click the "Edit" button on the top and select the notes you want to restore.
Step 3. Hit the "Move To" option at the lower-left corner to restore them to the Notes app.
See More: If you find no Recently Deleted Notes folder on your iPhone, you can check this guide to get the deleted notes back.
As mentioned in Part 2, Apple also enables you to store notes, contacts, and calendars to other email services apart from iCloud. If you have set up syncing notes to Yahoo, Gmail, or your other email account, you can restore notes from your email service provider. How do I find my old notes on iPhone?
Step 1. Go to "Settings" > "Mail" > tap the email account to ensure that Notes is enabled.
Step 2. If you have signed out or removed the email account, set up the account again and switch on the Notes option.
Step 3. Open the Notes app to see whether the disappeared iPhone notes show up.
Sometimes, the disappeared notes may only get hidden among the overwhelming notes and attachments. Thus, to find out the missing notes in this situation, you can search for notes inside the Notes app. Here is how to do it:
Step 1. Open the Notes app and click the back icon.
Step 2. In the Search bar, enter the keyword or title of the note you're seeking for.
Step 3. Ensure that you have selected all accounts associated with Notes, and it will automatically scan the notes in each folder on all your accounts.
iCloud makes it easy for you to back up the iPhone content to the cloud server. If you have enabled the notes syncing option in iCloud before iPhone notes disappear, you can easily restore notes from iCloud backup. Nevertheless, the restoring process may erase all the existing content and settings on your iPhone. To restore notes from iCloud backup, follow the steps below:
Step 1. Open the iPhone's "Settings" > tap "General" > select "Reset" > click the "Erase All Content and Settings" option > confirm the operation.
Step 2. After resetting your device, it will automatically restart. Set up your iPhone with the on-screen directory.
Step 3. When you reach the "Apps & Data" screen, choose the "Restore from iCloud Backup" option and pick the most recent backup file.
Step 4. Tap the "Restore" button to get the notes back to your iPhone.
Besides the iCloud backup, you can also restore the deleted notes from iTunes directly if you have made a backup of your iPhone before. However, this way will overwrite the current data on your iPhone. Follow the instructions below to restore lost notes on your iPhone via iTunes:
Step 1. Install the latest version of iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable.
Step 2. When the computer recognizes your iPhone, it will display the iPhone icon in the iTunes window.
Step 3. Tap the iPhone icon > "Summary" > "Restore Backup".
Step 4. Wait until the restoring process is complete.
As we mentioned above, using iTunes and iCloud will overwrite the previous data, leading to data loss. Then, is there a way can restore the disappeared notes from the iPhone without data loss? Certainly, Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery is one such tool.
With this software, you can easily and selectively only restore the notes or other file types from the iTunes or iCloud backup, not the whole backup, without affecting the other data. Additionally, you can also recover other files from the iPhone itself directly.
The highlights of Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery:
How to recover lost notes on iPhone from iTunes backup selectively? Follow the steps below:
01Install and open the software on your computer. Then, choose the "Recover from iTunes Backup File" mode from the left panel.
02The program will automatically detect the default iTunes backup location on your computer. Choose one backup file from the list and tap the "Start Scan" button. (Note: If you cannot find the wanted file, please tap the "Select" button below to pick the iTunes backup file from other customized folders.)
03Next, check "Notes" and other data types you want to restore on the next screen and hit the "Start Scan" button.
04Choose "Notes" or "Note Attachments" from the left side, tick off the desired notes after viewing the details, and tap the "Recover to Computer" button to store them on your computer.
As you can see, it's not complicated to get back the missing iPhone notes. Now, you get to know seven simple solutions to cope with the iPhone notes disappeared issue. You will easily find that Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery is the easiest way to recover lost notes on iPhone.
Unlike iCloud or iTunes, which will delete the existing iPhone data, or the other three methods, which have a slim chance of finding the missing notes, it safely recovers the disappeared iPhone notes without data loss. Moreover, it also allows you to preview all the content. So, why not give it a try right now?
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