How to quickly recover deleted notes on iOS

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Always deleting important notes? Don't worry, we've got you covered.
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Notes on iOS is an extremely useful app, and it got more useful with the addition of password protection in iOS 9.3. Keeping bank codes, addresses, passwords and more has never been more secure from outside threats. But that doesn’t mean it’s safe from you.

If you tend to tidy up apps and notes in a rush — as I do — you may end up deleting something you need or want. And if you haven’t finished with that note yet, that becomes a big problem. But it’s one that’s easy to fix.

In this week’s Quick Tips video, I’m going to show you how to recover deleted notes and restore all those personal details you’ve jotted down to their rightful place.

Check the video out below.

Just as with the photos app within iOS, Notes also stores recently deleted files for up to 30 days. So if you need to recover deleted notes, make sure to do follow these steps before they’re gone for good.

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