Q: I don't think I understand Notes - please help
I'Ve had an iPad 3 for four years and have been sporadically using the Notes app. I probably have about 60 Notes all told, so not masses of stuff, but stuff I'd rather not lose nonetheless.
I don't have a Mac and haven't backed up to a PC for about two years. So far as I know, I've always had the iCloud option for Notes turned on in Settings, though I haven't been able to use full iCloud backup for everything on the iPad because I use my iPad for work and my employer's settings won't allow it.
Last week I updated my iPad software to the latest version. I had my work profile deleted from my iPad so that I coukd back up everything to iCloud, and then used the backup to set up a brand new iPhone SE (I haven't previously had a smartphone of any description).
Somewhere in this process, some of my Notes have disappeared. I now only have about half of them on my iPad, and there doesn't seem to be any logic to the ones that have disappeared. Meanwhile, I can only access a random selection of 12 Notes on my iPhone. I had assumed that all my Notes would be automatically available on the iPhone when I set it up from the backup.
Additionally I now see options that either weren't there before or I didn't notice: on the iPad, some of my Notes are described as iCloud Notes, and some are "on this iPad". In settings, I am not able to turn the "on this iPad" option off.
So, where have the missing Notes gone and how do I get them back?
Why have only some Notes been backing up to iCloud despite having that option turned on all the time I've been using it?
Why are only some of my Notes on my iPhone and how do I get them all to appear there?
What settings do I need to have turned on so that in future, any new Notes or changes I make on either iPhone or iPad will sync across both devices and will be backed up to iCloud?
Thanks!
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Posted on Jun 19, 2016 2:44 AM
Yes, this sounds good!
If iCloud Notes is now your only option, then from now on, you should immediately have the same notes on your iPad as your iPhone ... in other words, change or create a note on your iPad and it will immediately be reflected on the iPhone.
Posted on Jun 23, 2016 3:39 AM



