Notes App - version history

I use the Notes app quite a bit. I just discovered that one of my notes is missing a huge chunk of information. This is extremely distressing! It was a record from this entire year to date, and several months have vanished from the middle. I am desperate to recover the missing info and am hoping there is a way to recover a previous version. Please help! Thanks in advance.

Posted on Aug 22, 2024 12:21 PM

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muguy

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Aug 22, 2024 12:56 PM in response to sphinx24

There is no history retained.

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Notes App - version history

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