Lost Important Notes After Deleting Email Account

I deleted an email account from my iphone and realized a few days later that I lost a lot of notes associated with that account. I tried to add the account back, but either the notes did not come back (Notes are turned on) or I honestly have no idea what other account it could have been that I deleted.

Is there a way to find out what account I deleted? Or to find my notes without adding the account back?

iPhone SE, iOS 12

Posted on Apr 6, 2019 8:28 AM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2019 8:32 AM

It depends on what kind of account it was. If it was an MS Exchange account the notes should still be in the account, so if you restore it the notes should come back. You can also log in to the account from your computer, or if it is an Office 365 account, via the web. Likewise if it was a gmail account.


Another possibility is if you have an iTunes or iCloud backup made before you deleted the account. You can restore that backup to your phone, but note that doing so will replace everything on your phone, not just the notes.

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Apr 6, 2019 8:32 AM in response to sikesjg

It depends on what kind of account it was. If it was an MS Exchange account the notes should still be in the account, so if you restore it the notes should come back. You can also log in to the account from your computer, or if it is an Office 365 account, via the web. Likewise if it was a gmail account.


Another possibility is if you have an iTunes or iCloud backup made before you deleted the account. You can restore that backup to your phone, but note that doing so will replace everything on your phone, not just the notes.

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