How can I restore my missing notes on phone

My iPhone “Dalal IPhone 13 Pro” shows 2.07 GB of Notes data in iPhone Storage, but my ‘On My iPhone’ folder is empty.


I think my local Notes database is still on the device but not visible after I turned on iCloud Notes.


Can you help re-index or restore my local Notes container so the notes reappear in the app?

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 30, 2025 6:28 PM

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Oct 30, 2025 6:38 PM in response to lulwa273

lulwa273 wrote:

My iPhone “Dalal IPhone 13 Pro” shows 2.07 GB of Notes data in iPhone Storage, but my ‘On My iPhone’ folder is empty.

I think my local Notes database is still on the device but not visible after I turned on iCloud Notes.

Can you help re-index or restore my local Notes container so the notes reappear in the app?

"on this phone" means your notes were stored locally on your phone.

If you don't see it in your deleted folder, you can try restoring from your backup.

Turn on icloud notes, means you're now syncing new notes to the cloud.

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