I can’t remember my password for my locked notes

I can’t remember my password for my locked note. I used to be able to use my finger scan but now it asks me for a password and I can’t remember. I tried resetting it but it wouldn’t work. Help!

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 2:57 PM

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Posted on Feb 8, 2021 3:31 PM

No, you cannot reset the password for existing notes. See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205794, in particular this part:


If you forgot your notes password


To unlock a note, you need to enter the password that it's locked with. If you forgot the password, Apple can't help you regain access to your locked notes. You can create a new password, but this won’t give you access to your old notes. A new password will let you password protect any notes that you create going forward with the new password.


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Feb 8, 2021 3:31 PM in response to Elisabeth03

No, you cannot reset the password for existing notes. See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205794, in particular this part:


If you forgot your notes password


To unlock a note, you need to enter the password that it's locked with. If you forgot the password, Apple can't help you regain access to your locked notes. You can create a new password, but this won’t give you access to your old notes. A new password will let you password protect any notes that you create going forward with the new password.


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