Is there a way to lock a note so that it cannot be deleted if someone accidentally hits the Trash button?

Is there a way to lock a note so that it cannot be deleted if someone accidentally hits the Trash button?

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Posted on Feb 26, 2023 09:46 AM

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Posted on Feb 26, 2023 10:00 AM

junepepper1 wrote:

Is there a way to lock a note so that it cannot be deleted if someone accidentally hits the Trash button?


No.


Trash (Recently Deleted) is the extent of the available recovery.


Copy (back up) the text of any valuable note elsewhere.


I use Notes app often, but Notes app has also burned some folks.


And some folks have forgotten their decryption key for a note, rendering it forever inaccessible.

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Feb 26, 2023 10:00 AM in response to junepepper1

junepepper1 wrote:

Is there a way to lock a note so that it cannot be deleted if someone accidentally hits the Trash button?


No.


Trash (Recently Deleted) is the extent of the available recovery.


Copy (back up) the text of any valuable note elsewhere.


I use Notes app often, but Notes app has also burned some folks.


And some folks have forgotten their decryption key for a note, rendering it forever inaccessible.

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