Q: Where does Notes store its data?
Hello,
I accidentally deleted a note from the new Notes app. I am trying to recover it with Carbonite, but I don't know where Notes stores its data. The people at Carbonite don't know, either. They told me to ask here. Does any of you know where Notes stores its data?
Thanks,
Eli
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008), OS X Mountain Lion
Posted on Aug 14, 2012 10:05 AM
Notes stores its data in a Core Data database. Specifically all the files under:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes
There are 2 or 3 files in there called NotesV1.storedataXXX
Where XXX means "more stuff in the file name" :-)
Note this is a database so there is no way to restore a single note at a time. You could restore the whole database, but if you're synching with iCloud, there is the chance that even if you restore it, that it will sync and then get deleted again.
Posted on Aug 14, 2012 10:10 AM