how to restore deleted notes from icloud

I wish iCloud worked like we all thought it shoudl and would – automatically store everything in the cloud so we could get it when we wanted it.

It works, but of course you go back in time with other things like your pictures and music too.

Find the backup that dates to before you deleted the note, and restore to that. Still not sure why, maybe to make them iCloud compatible.Īnywho, the last way to get a deleted note is possible if you backup your phone regularly. The only other means of undoing a deleted note would be to restore the entire iPhone or iPad from a backup, assuming the backup was made prior to the note being deleted in the first place.Ī similar undelete feature exists for recovering deleted photos in iOS, where you have up to 30 days to act before the system software takes over and permanently removes something.įor everyone to remember here: you have to have ‘updated’ your notes to the new iOS version to have the Recently Deleted option (it asks you to update at some point with the release, usually during system update a few months ago I don’t know how to trigger it manually and neither does Apple LOL seriously!!) New phones will have the notes updated automatically but if you updated an older iPhone or iPad to a new iOS version it asks to update the notes. If the note is not found in the recently deleted section, it may be gone for good. Stress averted, your note (or notes) have been restored to the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Return to the notes folder you moved the deleted note to and find the undeleted note.

Choose the folder you want to move the deleted note back to, typically this is “Notes” on iCloud or on the device itself, or whatever custom folder you may have created.

Now tap to select the note(s) you want to restore and undelete so they are marked with a checkbox, then tap the “Move To…” button in the lower left corner.

Tap on the “Edit” button in the Recently Deleted section.

Open the Notes app if you haven’t done so already, then tap on the back arrow button in the upper left corner (it looks like “<') to view the notes folders.

If you wait any longer than that, the note will be removed permanently. You have up to 30 days to act to undelete and restore a deleted note in iOS Notes app. How to Restore Deleted Notes in iOS & iPadOS Not to worry though, the latest versions of the Notes app allow for an undelete process, allowing users to restore deleted notes to their iOS and ipadOS device, assuming they act within a reasonable time frame.

How to restore deleted notes from icloud