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All my notes from my “On My iPhone” folder have suddenly disappeared. The “recently deleted” folder also isn’t showing in the folder list. Have tried every solution I could find and even upgraded from iOS 15.5 to 15.6 - nothing has worked. Please help?
iPhone 12 Pro
Hi Stevi_S
Thank you for responding. I have updated to 15.6.1 but unfortunately my notes have not returned. They are not searchable and are not in my recently deleted folder.
To restate the problem: All notes from my “on my iPhone” folder disappeared without a trace.
I really hope there’s something else I can try? Or an explanation as to what could have gone wrong?
Hi Stevi_S
Thank you for responding. I have updated to 15.6.1 but unfortunately my notes have not returned. They are not searchable and are not in my recently deleted folder.
To restate the problem: All notes from my “on my iPhone” folder disappeared without a trace.
I really hope there’s something else I can try? Or an explanation as to what could have gone wrong?
Hi Raicya,
It's not that I can't find the app. My Notes app is where i usually keep it on my home screen. It is when I open the app and look in my "On My iPhone" folder, that all the notes have disappeared.
I didn't realise there was a threat of this happening and am really hoping for an explanation from Apple. Nothing else on my phone seems affected in any way. I obviously don't back up sensitive information to the cloud and I'm sure this is the same for most users.
Go to Settings > Notes and make sure “On My iPhone” Account is toggled on.
Hope this helps!
Hi alsimky,
We understand you're missing Notes on your iPhone. We know how important Notes can be, and we want to make sure we look at every option to recover those. Start with the steps here:
Thanks.
No, I do not mean the Files app. I am talking about Apple's Notes app.
The home page of the Notes app is titled 'Folders'. Here you can see folders linked to iCloud and various email addresses, if you choose to use those to sync and store apps. At the bottom of the folders list is one called 'On My iPhone'. Subfolders and notes stored under this menu are not backed up to any cloud, as far as I'm aware.
It is all of these that suddenly disappeared.
Use App Library to search the app you are looking for, see this Apple article:
Organize the Home Screen and App Library on your iPhone
Organize the Home Screen and App Library on your iPhone - Apple Support
If you have find the app, tap & hold on the app, then drag to the Home screen & drop it.
Then start Notes.
Thanks Mutev. My "On My iPhone" account has always been switched on and is also set to my "Default Account".
Yes I am. I can make a note which is saved to "On My iPhone" - and if i delete it, it then appears in "Recently Deleted" under "On My iPhone".
I’d recommend you try speaking with Apple directly to see if there is any way to recover the notes.
Thanks for your feed back.
“On My iPhone” folder have suddenly disappeared. The “recently deleted” folder also isn’t showing in the folder list.
It is when I open the app and look in my "On My iPhone" folder, that all the notes have disappeared.
Do you mean in Files? If so, that could mean, (1) you have not deleted anything or (2) Recently deleted items can be permanently removed by your storage provider.
When you open Notes, are all Notes still there?
That’s very interesting, not sure why you would be having this issue. Are you able to make a new note on your iPhone?
So it seems like your notes all deleted themselves…
“On my iPhone” notes have disappeared
