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  1. wolf7988

    Lost Notes After Update to Big Sur

    Hello everyone, I am in dire need of help. More specifically, I recently updated my MBP from Yosemite to Big Sur, and for whatever reason, it deleted all of my saved notes from the Notes app. I did find a folder that said "Notes backup", and I believe this may be the backup copy that maybe they...
  2. K

    Lost All Folders in Desktop!!

    Fellow humans, I was using Camtasia (video editing software) and it got stuck and I did force quite. Suddenly all folders in my desktop disappeared. I restarted my computer but it is still not there. These folders contained videos & audios so I may have overwhelmed the device, lesson learned...
    • katias
    • Thread
    • desktop dissapearing el capitain lost data lost files macbookair
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS
  3. R

    recover lost iphone data with no backup

    OK..the problem, then it got worse...is there a fix. The problem was that my GF deleted the 'notes' on her iphone. She spoke to someone at Apple (sometimes good sometimes not:), and they guided her to reset her phone which deleted everything...and she had no back up on computer or on phone. So...
  4. PurpleHillsMac

    Help! Recover files deleted from Trash on High Sierra

    Hi all, I deleted some files on my Mac that I had copied off my external hard drive. I didn't think I needed it and wanted to free up space. A couple days later, the external HDD died with all my files in it. Now I want to recover those files that I just deleted from the Mac. My Mac had been...
  5. fullauto

    iPhone 8/Plus Help with a lost backup and setting up new device - a lot of music

    Hi all. Need some advice on upgrading iPhone 6S+ 128gb (full) to iPhone 8+. Original iPhone 6S+ backup lost over 12 months ago. It’s my partners phone, he has tons of self-mixed mp3 files on the device (work). He purchased iCloud storage for backup (ran out of space on iPhone - currently 47gb...
    • fullauto
    • Thread
    • alternatives backup itunes lost data
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPhone
  6. B

    Lost data in iOS 11 upgrade

    A couple years ago, I downloaded a file locker app that I used to store important information on my phone. The app has since been removed from the App Store, and being my stupid self I kept procrastinating finding a new app to use despite the warnings that this app would not work with iOS 11. My...
  7. angelcandice29

    Need help I lost my contacts and messages after downgrading from IOS 11 to 10.3.2

    I downgraded my IOS from 11 to 10.3.2, I backed up my iphone 6 plus in my itunes prior to downgrading. I successfully downgraded my IOS to 10.3.2 but I lost my contacts and messages. How can I restore it without going back to 11? I am noob please help. Cheers!
    • angelcandice29
    • Thread
    • downgrade ios ios 10 beta lost data restore
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: iOS 11
  8. cjh123

    Data recovery Help!!!

    Hi guys!! So I dragged a file unknowingly into my trash as it was under a ton of pictures on my desktop. Cleared my trash. Realized that file was gone. I have two essays due this week that were in there, one of them due in 6 hours (its 2:30am my time). I have tried using Disk Drill Pro and M3...
  9. Ten_Trick_Pony

    For Unknown Reasons... Restarting my iMac sent it back 2 months

    Hi, I restarted my computer last night and found everything reverted back to Oct settings (it is jan). wait... now I think about it, maybe it's just the cache? For example, all of my passwords saved post Oct are no longer auto saved. The safari favorite sites are what they were in October. The...
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