Four Easy Ways to Backup Notes on iPhone 8 (Plus)/X

Notes app records many important data, like password, schedule, even undone tasks. However, they can be gone unexpectedly due to mistakenly deletion or iOS upgrade. The best way to avoid this kind of tragedy is backing them up in advance. Here in this post, we will show you how to backup notes on iPhone 8 (Plus)/X in four ways. Please keep reading and find the best solution.

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Method 1. Backup Notes on iPhone 8 (Plus)/X via iTunes

While backing up notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X to computer via iTunes, other contents on iPhone 8 (Plus)/X will also be backed up. Besides, notes backed up via iTunes are not viewable. If you need access to notes backed up on computer anytime, please refer to Method 4.

Plug in your iPhone 8 (Plus)/X and then click on the Device tab. Go to Summary, scroll down to Backups part. Click Back Up Now. All contents on iPhone 8 (Plus)/X, including notes would be backed up.

Method 2. Backup Notes on iPhone 8 (Plus)/X via iCloud

Backing up notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X via iCloud has the similar shortcomings. You can't selectively backup notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X to iCloud, what's more, notes will be synced to all devices logging in the same iCloud account. If this is not what you want, please refer to Method 4.

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Notes. Toggle the switch of "Notes" until it appears to be green. All notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X would be backed up to iCloud.

Method 3. Backup Notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X to Google

Backing up notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X to Google is one-way sync. That's to say, after backing up notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X to Google, notes that have been edited on Gmail can't be transferred back to your iPhone 8 (Plus)/X.

Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account. Select Google and then input your Google account. Toggle the switch of "Notes" until it appears to be green. Notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X would soon be backed up to Gmail account.

Method 4. The Ultimate Way to Backup Notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X

As shown above, neither iCloud nor iTunes allow you to selectively backup notes. There are also other shortcomings relating to secure, accessibility while using iTunes/iCloud to backup notes. Therefore, you need a trust-worthy and award-winning iOS data transfer tool like AnyTrans to help you backup notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X.

AnyTrans is developed by iMobie team and it has won much admirations as an iOS data transfer. When it comes to backup notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X, it could help you save notes from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X to computer as readable and printable format. What's more, it can also help you transfer notes from computer back to your iDevice whenever you need.

Below are detailed steps of how to use AnyTrans to backup notes.

Step 1. Download AnyTrans on your computer and launch it. Connect your iPhone 8 (Plus)/X via an USB cable to your PC/Mac.

Step 2. AnyTrans would soon recognize your iPhone 8 (Plus)/X. Select Content to PC/Mac.

Step 3. Check the box of Notes and uncheck other boxes, select one Export path and then click ">" button. Your notes on iPhone 8 (Plus)/X would soon be backed up to computer.

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The Bottom Line

That's all for how to backup notes on iPhone 8 (Plus)/X. As you can see, it is just so easy to backup notes on iPhone 8 (Plus)/X with AnyTrans. If you want to backup other contents from iPhone 8 (Plus)/X, like music, contacts, messages. AnyTrans can also lend you helping hand. Why not download it right now and have a seven-day free trial?