Retrieve Lost Notes without iPhone

“I was taking a picture with my iPhone on a mountain, but I was so excited that my iPhone slipped off my hand and dropped into the trees under the mountain. I’m trying to get it, but it’s too late, and the mountain is so deep. So i lost my iPhone as well as my notes on it, which is very important to me. Now I’m wondering is there any way can help me retrieve lost notes without my iPhone?”

From this situation, retrieve lost notes without iPhone is possible, but it depends on if you have done some backup on iTunes or iCloud. If yes, you can retrieve your lost notes from iTunes or iCloud backup directly. Or if you want to do it selectively and preview them before restoring, iRefone can help you with it.

iRefone is a powerful iOS data recovery software, it can help us recover lost contacts, notes, messages, reminders, photos, WeChat messages ect. Also it can help us extract data from our iTunes and iCloud backup. What’s more, it’s 100% safe.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



Retrieve Lost Notes without iPhone from iTunes Backup

When you have some backups on iTunes, now we’ll see how iRefone help us extract data from iTunes backup selectively.

Step 1. Run iRefone, launching your iTunes. Choose “Recover from iTunes Backup”, when recognized, all the files in your iTunes backup will show up.



Step 2. Click “Select” at the end of files you need, then we’ll enter the new interface with many data files that iRefone can recover. Tap on “Notes” icon, and it’ll be scanned by the software.



Step 3. After scanning, you can preview and choose the notes you need, click “Recover to PC” or “Recover to Device” to get them back.



Remark: “Recover to Device” only works for contact, notes and messages right now.

Retrieve Lost Notes without iPhone from iCloud Backup

Also when you have backups on iCloud, iRefone can help us extract them from iCloud backup selectively without erasing all content and setttings before restoring.

Step 1. Run iRefone, choose “Recover from iCloud Backup”, log in it with your Apple ID and its password.



Step 2. Then all files in iCloud backup will show up. Click “Download” at the end of files you need.



Step 3. When enter the new interface with many data files that iRefone can recover, click “Notes” icon, and it’ll be scanned by iRefone.



Step 4. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then preview and choose the notes you need, click “Recover to PC” or “Recover to Device”.



Remark: “Recover to Device” only works for contacts, notes, messages right now.

Tips: when you get some other iOS device, you can also log in your iCloud with same Apple ID and password to restore those notes from your iCloud backup.