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Where did my recently deleted notes go?

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Daniel Johnson

Published Feb 27, 2026

Where did my recently deleted notes go?

When you delete an upgraded note, it’s moved to the Recently Deleted folder on iCloud.com and on your devices that use upgraded notes and are signed in with the same Apple ID. You can view and recover notes in the Recently Deleted folder for up to 30 days before they’re permanently removed from all your devices.

Can you recover deleted items from notes?

Recover deleted notes After deleting a note, you have seven days to recover it. Click or tap a note to open it. Restore.

Can you recover deleted text in notes on iPhone?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. I understand that you mistakenly deleted the contents of a note and want to get that content back. I’m happy to help. You can shake to undo that deletion and tap to “Undo Typing” and content will reappear.

How do I recover a permanently deleted note on my iPhone?

Way 4. Recover Permanently Deleted Notes on iPhone via iCloud.com

  1. Go to iCloud.com and log in to your iCloud account.
  2. Select Notes on the home screen and check the Recently Deleted folder.
  3. Find the notes you want to get back and click Recover at the top.

How do I find recently deleted?

Open Photos and tap the Albums tab. Scroll down, tap the Recently Deleted album, then tap Select. Tap the photo or video that you want to keep or tap Recover All. Tap Recover again to confirm.

Are Apple notes permanently deleted?

If you use upgraded iCloud notes, deleted notes are moved to the Recently Deleted folder for that iCloud account, on all devices that use the same account. After 30 days, the notes are removed from all your devices. After 40 days, the notes are permanently deleted from iCloud.

Are Notes deleted forever?

The iCloud Notes you delete are supposed to be permanently wiped within 30 days. Gone forever, never to be seen again. In some cases, they were even able to recover notes from way back in 2015.

Where is the recently deleted folder on iPhone notes?

Q1. Where is the recently deleted folder on iPhone notes? You can easily find the Recently Deleted album by scrolling down to the bottom in Notes app. Tap on it to open it, and you can check or recover the deleted notes. Q2. Why don’t I have a recently deleted folder in Notes app?

What should I do if I accidentally deleted a note?

When you accidentally delete a note, the first thing you should do is to check the “Recently Deleted” folder on the Notes app. The folder includes notes that were deleted in 30 days.

How to recover deleted notes in Gmail?

Generally, all the deleted notes will be removed to the Recently Deleted folder from its original place. If you can’t find the folder in Notes app, it’s possible that you set Gmail or Yahoo account to syn your notes, or the recently deleted notes were cleared, or simply because you didn’t delete any notes. Q3.

Why did I Lose My Notes on my iPhone?

However, you may lose those notes from your iPhone due to various types of reasons, such as accidental deletion, a failed jailbreak, iOS upgrade, iCloud syncing, iTunes or iCloud restoring, etc. Please follow this tutorial to recover deleted Notes on your iDevices.