All notes disappeared after iOS 18.1 update

Since updating to iOS 18.1 all my notes have disappeared. They’re still on my iPad so can I transfer them somehow please?

iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on Nov 19, 2024 05:08 AM

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Posted on Dec 3, 2024 10:19 PM

Unfortunately, a good chunk of my Notes also disappeared from my phone AND ipad after the update. Hour and a half with Apple Support, trying everything, and unfortunately, they're just gone. Everything from 2024 has vanished!

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Dec 10, 2024 08:45 PM in response to Jojo0307

I tried the option where you go into your settings and turn on notes in the icloud settings but to my surprise it was already on so i had remembered I read someone say on here that their "Recently Deleted" was also gone , I went to check if mine was but fortunately it wasn't, so it made me think that maybe icloud wasn't loading them or "syncing" And to my surprise I was correct, If you go to your Photos app , in the right corner you will see your first letter of your name, There should be a blinking yellow light on it , click it, It's going to say "Syncing with Icloud Paused" Click on it "Sync Now" and click on "resume Syncing" maybe wait a couple mins and then go back and check your notes, if that doesn't work then restart your phone and check again but it should work the first time, sometimes this happens because you dont have enough storage or your phone was on low power mode, so it automatically stopped, Hope this works for you guys like how it worked with me because I read all of these replies and no Hope LOL

Nov 19, 2024 06:54 AM in response to Jojo0307

If you don't see your iCloud notes in the Notes app

Here’s how to check your iCloud sync settings, and restart if needed.

If your iCloud notes aren't appearing on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Vision Pro, follow these steps.

  1. Open the Settings app and tap your name.
  2. Tap iCloud, then tap Notes.
  3. Make sure Sync this [device] is on, then check the Notes app.
  4. If you still don't see your notes, restart your iPhoneiPad, or Apple Vision Pro. After restarting, check your settings again.

After these steps, your iCloud notes should appear and start syncing again on devices signed in to the same Apple Account. When syncing completes, content previously synced to iCloud should appear.


Mar 18, 2025 11:54 PM in response to Jojo0307

Hello,

It turned out that all of my notes disappeared from Notes app last night.


Sync with iCloud is not enabled on my side, they were only stored in my phone.

There is no "Recently deleted" folder in the Notes app.


I'm currently using 17.6.1

Update pending 18.3.2 which I haven't triggered because I'm out of storage.

All my notes with important data that I'm gathering the last 9 years is GONE!


Restart of the device and re-installing the app did not help.


Can you please help me to restore them?

Nov 26, 2024 06:37 AM in response to Armie3

I have same issue, and my notes are also older'. I've tried all the suggestions from apple. I believe' my notes missing' were connected to one of my email addresses ( if that makes sense ), I've turned notes on' for sure, and requested to fetch' every 15 minutes, but still nothing updated on notes' app on phone. Also, things like my 'recently deleted' are gone. Any help greatly appreciated I had very important things stored on my notes.

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All notes disappeared after iOS 18.1 update

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