How to Recover Notes on iPhone From the Recently Deleted Folder

The iOS Notes app is the perfect place to keep memories, to-do lists, shopping lists, and general notes you want to remember. Have your iPhone notes disappeared all of a sudden? Did you accidentally delete them? Don’t panic. There are several options to recover lost iPhone notes. To start, locate the Recently Deleted folder inside your Notes app to check for your notes.

How to Recover iPhone Notes via Email Account Settings

It’s possible you changed your Notes app settings, resulting in missing iPhone notes. Maybe you deleted an email address from your iPhone, which caused your notes to go along with it. This means your iPhone can’t locate the Notes anymore. If you use a third-party email account like Gmail to store your notes, check your account settings to ensure everything’s on the up and up. It’s a great rule of thumb to keep your email accounts connected to ensure your notes don’t disappear. It creates a simple backup for future accidents.

How to Recover Notes on iPhone Using iCloud

If your notes have been permanently deleted, you can’t locate them in your Recently Deleted folder, and your account settings are fine, try to locate your notes using iCloud. You need to have previously used iCloud for your notes to be stored there.

How to Recover iPhone Notes Using Online iCloud Account

You can try to locate your notes by logging into your iCloud account using a web browser.

How to Recover Notes Using iTunes or iCloud Backup

Still can’t find the important notes you deleted? You have the option to restore your iPhone using iTunes backup. This will locate a previous version of your iPhone where your notes might be saved and restore that version to your device. You can also attempt a backup using iCloud, which is a slightly different process using your iPhone.