4 Targeted ways to Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone
Last Updated on January 13, 2023 by Ian McEwan
Summary: Accidentally deleted notes on your iPhone? iPhone notes disappeared because of syncing with iCloud or suffering iPhone notes loss because locked by a forgotten screen password or your iPhone is stolen? Don’t worry. You are not alone. This post will show you the latest targeted solution to recover deleted notes on iPhone.
Last updated on Jul 17th, 2018 by Ian McEwan&Jason
With abundant of editing function, such as sketching, adding an attachment, formatting, etc., people make a memorandum, daily schedule, shopping list or mark down the flash of inspiration relying on the handy iPhone Notes App. Once in a while, people will lost some important notes on iPhone. It may not cause direct damage, but is enough to drive you crazy. So, how to recover deleted notes on iPhone?
How to Recover Notes on iPhone in your Situations
Here is a Decision Tree for You.
| If you are using Upgraded Notes | If you are NOT using Upgraded Notes | Suitable Way to Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone | Complexity | Time Consume | Time Limited | Backup File | Overwrite Current Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✖ | Recently Deleted | Easy | 2Mins | 30 Days | Unnecessary | No |
| ✔ | ✔ | Recovery Software | Easy | 10Mins | No | Unnecessary | No |
| ✔ | ✔ | iTunes Backup | Normal | 20Mins-25Mins | No | Necessary | Yes |
| ✔ | ✔ | iCloud Backup | Normal | 30Mins-45Mins | No | Necessary | Yes |
If You Miss The Deadline of Recovering Notes from The “Recently Deleted” Folder.
OR
If Your iPhone Notes Disappear Because of Accidentally Deleted Notes on iPhone, System Crash, a Failed Restoration, iOS Upgrade, even Disappear For No Reason.
You can jump to Method 2 directly.
Method 1: Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone from the “Recently Deleted” Folder
If you are using upgraded notes on iPhone, you can recover your notes easily from the “Recently Deleted” Folder within 30 days after you deleted it. Just follow a few steps below.
Step 1.Folder views
Open the Notes App on your iPhone and tap the Back arrow in the upper left corner if you are not in the Folders view.
Step 2.Find the “Recently Deleted” Folder
With different account (like “iCloud”, “On My iPhone”, “Gmail”, etc.), you will have different “Recently Deleted” folder. Check each one until you find the Notes you want to get back.
Step 3.Recover your Deleted notes:
Open the note you want to recover >Tap on the screen>Tap “Recover” on the pop-up window. (Also! you can tap “Edit” in the Recently Deleted folder view> tap “Move All” in the bottom left corner> select the folder to recover to, any account is OK)
Method 2: Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone with iOS Data Recovery
iOS Data Recovery is most recommended hack to tackle every data problem on iPhone.
Features：
- ✓ Compatible: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch supported
- ✓ Up-to-Date: iOS 11 and iTunes 12.6 Compatible
- ✓ Almighty: Recover everything you treasure, Valuable Notes, Memorable Photos, Videos, Important Contacts, etc.
- ✓ Efficient: Just 3 steps to recover with the highest recovery rate in the industry.
Step 1. Download and install iOS Data Recovery
Step 2. Launch the data recovery software, Select Recover from iOS Device and connect your iPhone to the PC with an USB cable.
Step 3. Click Start Scan and Select “Notes &Attachments” on the screen and Click Next.
Step 4. During the scanning process, you can click “pause” once you find the notes you want to retrieve by previewing it on the screen. All the result will be listed in categories. Then Click “Recover”.
Done!
Method 3: Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone from iTunes Backup.
If you have recently backup your iPhone to iTunes, you can recover your deleted notes from iTunes backup easily.
Step 1. Launch the program and Select Recover from iTunes Backup File.
Step 2. Scan the Backup File containing your lost notes.
Step 3. Preview and Recover the item you want to get back.
Method 4: Recover Deleted Notes on iPhone from iCloud Backup
Step 1. Run the data recovery software, Select Recover from iCloud Backup File and log in iCloud with your Apple ID and password
Step 2. Choose, Selectively Download and Scan the iCloud backup file.
Step 3. Preview and Recover the Notes you want to recover.
It's highly recommended that you should back up your iPhone regularly to avoid the same problem or other data Loss problem
If you want to know how to backup your iPhone, you can turn to How to Backup iPhone.
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