Did your Apple Notes vanish from your iPhone? Here’s how to find them

Have you recently checked the notes in Apple Notes on your iPhone only to discover that they’ve mysteriously disappeared? You’re not alone. The problem is apparently hitting other iPhone users as well. But fear not for there is a fix.

Based on reports from 9to5Mac and other tech outlets, the hiccup pops up after you accept new iCloud terms and conditions presented to you on your phone. After opening Apple Notes, you then find that the Notes folder under iCloud is empty where there used to be a host of notes.

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In some instances, the bug is temporary, and your notes soon appear back in their rightful folder. In other cases, time doesn’t fix this glitch, so you have to resolve the matter yourself. Here’s how.

1. Head to Settings, select your name at the top, tap iCloud, and then select Notes.
2. Make sure the switch is on for “Sync this iPhone.”
3. Wait a few moments and check the Notes app again. Your iCloud synced notes should then start to appear.

If that doesn’t work, turn off the “Sync this iPhone” switch, wait a bit, and then turn it back on. Open Notes again and see if your synced notes begin to reappear. Depending on how many notes you’ve created, you’ll likely have to wait several minutes for all of them to return.

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If all else fails, this Apple support page offers a few suggestions for finding missing notes, including checking your account settings and reviewing your recently deleted folder.