My saved Pages documents have disappeared

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My saved Pages documents have disappeared

Every year I create a newsletter and save the Pages articles in a folder, e.g. 2024. When the newsletter is complete I create a file such as "Newsletter -Final" and save it. I also save a pdf version. I used to be able to access these files for previous years until a few months ago. The Newsletter files, Pages and pdf, have disappeared but the individual articles are still there. I wonder if updating to Sequoia a few months ago has caused this to happen. Can anyone explain?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Sep 22, 2025 2:00 AM

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VikingOSX

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Sep 22, 2025 5:36 AM in response to willjm

The operating system update or upgrade does not touch the contents in your home folder. You should be using, or update to Pages v14.4 in macOS Sequoia as soon as possible if using an older version.

Pages remembers the last location where it saved a document and will continue saves in that location until you change the filesystem location. Use the Finder to search for your folder bearing the year 2024 in its name using either a Finder Window search field, or the Spotlight 🔍 menu bar tool:

kind:folder name:2024

This will not work if you stored your documents on a remote server, removable media, or if that folder was inadvertently deleted.

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