Restore Sticky Notes in Windows 10/8/7

If you accidentally deleted a Sticky Note and want to recover the text, there are 4 methods you can use – search for the .snt files, check the Outlook folders, show hidden notes, or leave it to professional data recovery software.

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Overview: Issues with Accidentally Deleted Notes

“Does anyone know how to recover accidentally deleted sticky notes? I really like using the sticky notes app and I'm used to jotting down everything on the Windows desktop. Just like that, 1, 2, 3… and more and more sticky notes. But today, I mistakenly deleted 12 of them, and they didn't go to the Recycle Bin! How can I recover my lost sticky notes?”

Sticky Notes doesn't have an archive feature, so once you click the Delete button, it's gone for good. Fortunately, there are four useful methods you can use to recover deleted Sticky Notes.

Method 1: How to Recover Notes Using Data Recovery Software

When you create a sticky note on your desktop using the Sticky Notes app, it doesn't save locally. You can minimize the sticky note, but if you accidentally or intentionally delete it, all the data is lost. The only way to recover a Sticky Note is by using one of the methods above.

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If you accidentally deleted the .snt file, or lost the .snt file due to hard drive formatting, partition loss, or RAW partition, does that mean you can't get back your notes? Not necessarily. If you can't find the .snt file to restore your notes, you can turn to a data recovery tool like Data Recovery Wizard Pro. It allows you to easily recover files and restore your notes in Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista.

In fact, apart from restoring Sticky Notes .snt files, this program can also recover many other types of files, including Word, Excel, PPT documents, photos, audio, videos, and more. It provides a simple solution to recover deleted files and can even restore files from an emptied recycle bin. Now, let's learn how to use the data recovery software tool to restore accidentally deleted Windows Sticky Notes.

Step 1: Choose a location and start scanning

Launch the Data Recovery Wizard, and hover the mouse over the partition/drive where the deleted files were stored. Click “Scan” to look for lost files.

Step 2. Choose the files you want to restore

Once the scan is finished, select the deleted files you want to recover. You can click on the Filter to display only the file type that you want. If you remember the name of the file, you can also search for it in the “Search for files or folders” box – this is the quickest way to locate your target file.

Select the files to recover

Step 3: Preview and recover the deleted files

Preview the recoverable files, select the ones you want to restore and click “Recover” to save them to a new location instead of the disk where you lost the data.

After the .snt file has been recovered, you can manually filter the data you need as follows:

Method 2: How to Recover Notes from a .snt File

If you close the Sticky Notes app by right-clicking it in the Taskbar, your notes will be restored the next time you open Sticky Notes. The same thing happens if you restart your computer with Sticky Notes still open. If you accidentally deleted a sticky note, the steps below give you the best chance of recovering it.

Step 1: Navigate to the location where Sticky Notes saves its files: C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sticky Notes folder.

Step 2: Locate your .snt file. You cannot open this file in the regular way. Instead, right-click on it and open it with a text editor such as MS Word, WordPad, or Notepad.

Your text editor (like MS Word) will prompt you to decode the file. Select the default option and continue. Then, use your search function (Ctrl + F) to look for your deleted note content.

Method 3: How to Recover Notes from the Deleted Items Folder in Outlook

When you delete a note, a copy of it is stored in the Outlook “Deleted Items” folder. You can access it by opening the web version of Outlook and following these steps:

Method 4: Recover Deleted Notes from a Previous Version

Another way to recover deleted Sticky Notes is by using the "Restore Previous Versions" feature on Windows. After enabling file backup in Windows 10, it automatically saves specific files/folders frequently. Once data is lost, you can restore from the backup.

Step 1: Right-click on a .snt file for a Sticky Notes entry and choose Properties.

Under the Previous Versions tab, you should see the previous version of the note. If one is available, select it, and then click Restore, Apply, and OK.

Extra tip: Enable delete confirmation for Sticky Notes

You might accidentally delete a sticky note. The latest version of Windows 10 includes a delete confirmation to prevent accidental deletion. You can turn on the “Confirm before deleting” option in Settings. When you click the trash can icon, a window will pop up asking “Do you want to delete this sticky note?” Choose to delete or keep it. Also, don't select the “Don't ask me again” option.

How to Create a Backup of Sticky Notes to Prevent Data Loss

You can restore deleted sticky notes from an .snt file only if you have File History or System Restore enabled on your Windows computer. Aside from automatic backups, you can also create a manual backup of your notes. To back up your Sticky Notes on Windows 10, follow these steps:

Step 1: Navigate to the following path:

Here's the translation in American English: "This is a representation of a pathway in the Windows operating system, which in Chinese reads as: C:\Users\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState This path points to the location where Microsoft Sticky Notes stores its data. Within the Windows system, the 'AppData' folder typically contains application settings, cache, and user data."

2. Right-click the "plum.sqlite" file and select "Copy." You can save your notes anywhere you want. After doing this, you'll be able to restore any notes you lose in the future.

To restore your backup of Stickies, just put the plum.sqlite file back where it belongs. When you open Stickies again, all your stickies will be right back where you left them on your desktop.

Note: You can replace the existing plum.sqlite, but this will remove any previously stored notes from the device.

Conclusions

That's it for how to recover deleted sticky notes. In addition to recovering lost sticky notes, the data recovery wizard tool can also restore deleted Word documents, videos, photos, and fix corrupted MP4 or MOV files. Download the hard drive recovery software to get your data back.