Hello,
I accidentally deleted a note from the new Notes app. I am trying to recover it with Carbonite, but I don't know where Notes stores its data. The people at Carbonite don't know, either. They told me to ask here. Does any of you know where Notes stores its data?
Thanks,
Eli
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008), OS X Mountain Lion
Notes stores its data in a Core Data database. Specifically all the files under:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes
There are 2 or 3 files in there called NotesV1.storedataXXX
Where XXX means "more stuff in the file name" :-)
Note this is a database so there is no way to restore a single note at a time. You could restore the whole database, but if you're synching with iCloud, there is the chance that even if you restore it, that it will sync and then get deleted again.
Notes stores its data in a Core Data database. Specifically all the files under:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes
There are 2 or 3 files in there called NotesV1.storedataXXX
Where XXX means "more stuff in the file name" :-)
Note this is a database so there is no way to restore a single note at a time. You could restore the whole database, but if you're synching with iCloud, there is the chance that even if you restore it, that it will sync and then get deleted again.
Thank you! Alas, you are correct on both counts. Carbonite restored the files, but time missing file is still missing.
This answer might be a bit late but might be useful to some.
I found the notes database here; ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes and then copied the NotesV1.storedata file and edited the filetype to .html, and then opened it in safari. There you can find all your old notes that dissapeared.
When I went to my Jungledisk backup I could not find this file . . . no containers directory.
Any ideas?
I corrupted notes by pasting a Korean webpage into a note. I don't know if it was the korean or the html it pasted. Anyway, I've opened the db (thanks to this thread) but I don't know what I can safely delete . . . any suggestions?
THANK YOU! That is brilliant and very helpful.
You are probably looking in the wrong Library folder.
Macintosh HD Root folders
Applications
Library
System
Users > Library <----this is the one you want
Show User's Library
The User's Library folder is hidden by default. To unhide: Select the Finder in the Dock. Under Go in the Menu bar > hold down the Option key and you’ll see the Library.
Finding the User Library Folder
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/resources/0167/site/chap11.html#FindingtheUserLi braryFolder
After frustrating 2 hours, and numerous "chances" to buy very expensive recovery software, this thread helped me solve my problem first time, free! Thank you!!
Just to add from my own experience, when you cut from the store data file inside a browser, the easier I found to have it as a usable format was to paste it into a power point slide using "paste special" as "unformated text". Thereafter, it is very easy to copy into a word file (for an easy to find backup), and into a new Note.
Where does Notes store its data?
