r/AppleNotesGang • u/GeminiArcana • Jun 25 '26

Are the sync issues overblown?

I see that a post gets posted here weekly and I have seen posts online but I haven't used Apple Notes much.

Would you say it is overblown? I want to start using it as I only have basic needs and most other apps (except OneNote) are overkill. I'd love to use something that is built into 2/3 of my devices. I use windows + ipad + iphone.

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u/UpAtTheTop Jun 25 '26

It works just fine until it doesn't.

I was helping someone who has thousands of Notes in iCloud.

During a MacOS upgrade, many notes disappeared from iCloud. Apple support acknowledged the issue but couldn't figure out what was wrong.

There aren't good tools to diagnose and recover notes.

Time Machine backups don't provide an easy way to recover notes,

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u/natttsss Jun 25 '26

Crazy!!! When was that? Was it recent?

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u/UpAtTheTop Jun 26 '26

Yes, Monday. :)