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Originally created by @miochung7 on GitHub (May 17, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote-App/issues/485

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Is there any way of retrieving it?

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Originally created by @miochung7 on GitHub (May 17, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote-App/issues/485 # Current behavior Is there any way of retrieving it?  # Expected behavior  # Steps to reproduce  1. 2. 3. # Environment - Boostnote version:  - OS version and name:

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@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 17, 2020):

Did you unlink your storage within Boostnote? In this case nothing has been deleted and all of your notes are still there!

Otherwise if you really deleted the storage from your file system you can not restore via Boostnote. You can restore your files from a backup if you have one or other measures to regain your files. For example, if you are using cloud storage like Dropbox or Google Drive, etc you can recover deleted files from there, or by recovery tools from your hard drive, ...

How did you store your files?

@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 17, 2020): Did you unlink your storage within Boostnote? In this case nothing has been deleted and all of your notes are still there! Otherwise if you really deleted the storage from your file system you can not restore via Boostnote. You can restore your files from a backup if you have one or other measures to regain your files. For example, if you are using cloud storage like Dropbox or Google Drive, etc you can recover deleted files from there, or by recovery tools from your hard drive, ... How did you store your files?

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2026-03-03 00:19:30 +03:00

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

I didn't have it linked anywhere..it was saved only to my local storage. So this must mean I cannot restore my files?

@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): I didn't have it linked anywhere..it was saved only to my local storage. So this must mean I cannot restore my files?

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2026-03-03 00:19:30 +03:00

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@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

The good news is that Boostnote does not let you delete storage locations. Merely by using the application the worst case scenario is that you lost your data, intended or unintended (meaning that you are unable to find your notes, but they are still there anywhere on your system).
To delete your notes requires operations outside of Boostnote, by a dying hardware, by deleting system data files, by viruses, etc.

Case 1 can be recovered relatively easy. Case 2 requires much more effort.

we need more information to provide assistance. Which steps did you perform to confirm deletion of your storage?
which type of notes are you trying to recover: markdown notes or snippet notes?

By the time you created a storage location you where asked to indicate a file path on your computer. The files containing your notes follow this structure:

├── boostnote.json
├── My Storage 1
│   ├── attachments [74 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir]
│   ├── boostnote.json
│   └── notes [2409 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir]
└── My Storage 2
    ├── attachments
    │   └── d3986de2-e784-4255-b1cd-41318f42ba5e
    │       └── ed7f48f1.png
    ├── boostnote.json
    └── notes [16 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir]

@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): 1. The good news is that Boostnote does not let you delete storage locations. Merely by using the application the worst case scenario is that you lost your data, intended or unintended (meaning that you are unable to find your notes, but they are still there anywhere on your system). 2. To delete your notes requires operations outside of Boostnote, by a dying hardware, by deleting system data files, by viruses, etc. Case 1 can be recovered relatively easy. Case 2 requires much more effort. - we need more information to provide assistance. Which steps did you perform to confirm deletion of your storage? - which type of notes are you trying to recover: markdown notes or snippet notes? By the time you created a storage location you where asked to indicate a file path on your computer. The files containing your notes follow this structure: ``` ├── boostnote.json ├── My Storage 1 │ ├── attachments [74 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir] │ ├── boostnote.json │ └── notes [2409 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir] └── My Storage 2 ├── attachments │ └── d3986de2-e784-4255-b1cd-41318f42ba5e │ └── ed7f48f1.png ├── boostnote.json └── notes [16 entries exceeds filelimit, not opening dir] ```

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2026-03-03 00:19:30 +03:00

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

Hello,

Thank you so much for your reply. I hope I can recover them!

I clicked on Storage Settings, then onto Remove Storage.

@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): Hello, Thank you so much for your reply. I hope I can recover them! I clicked on Storage Settings, then onto Remove Storage.

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@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

I clicked on Storage Settings, then onto Remove Storage.

nothing has been deleted, then. Do you remember the path you chose when you created your storage location?

@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): > I clicked on Storage Settings, then onto Remove Storage. nothing has been deleted, then. Do you remember the path you chose when you created your storage location?

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

Hmm I think I chose the Github account, however nothing was synced or
updated when I opened the browser.

On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 3:21 PM Arcturus notifications@github.com wrote:

I clicked on Storage Settings, then onto Remove Storage.

nothing has been deleted, then. Do you remember the path you chose when
you created your storage location?

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): Hmm I think I chose the Github account, however nothing was synced or updated when I opened the browser. On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 3:21 PM Arcturus <notifications@github.com> wrote: > I clicked on Storage Settings, then onto Remove Storage. > > nothing has been deleted, then. Do you remember the path you chose when > you created your storage location? > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <https://github.com/BoostIO/Boostnote/issues/3574#issuecomment-630851525>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AMWLE4TS57HVA6FFSC2PQBDRSKIVTANCNFSM4NDMOWBQ> > . >

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2026-03-03 00:19:31 +03:00

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

And this was when I accidentally removed the Storage.

@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): And this was when I accidentally removed the Storage.

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@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

ok, but your local storage has been stored somewhere on your file system, right?

@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): ok, but your local storage has been stored somewhere on your file system, right?

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@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

you can search your PC for the file boostnote.json or .cson files.

@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): you can search your PC for the file `boostnote.json` or `.cson` files.

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

I’m relatively new to boost note, so I would think so it is saved to a file system. Would I access this, so you know?

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ok, but your local storage has been stored somewhere on your file system, right?

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): I’m relatively new to boost note, so I would think so it is saved to a file system. Would I access this, so you know? > On 19 May 2020, at 15:31, Arcturus <notifications@github.com> wrote: > > ok, but your local storage has been stored somewhere on your file system, right? > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

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@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

which version number of Boostnote / Boost Note are you using?

@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): which version number of Boostnote / Boost Note are you using?

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

It’s 0.4.1

On 19 May 2020, at 16:30, Arcturus notifications@github.com wrote:

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): It’s 0.4.1 > On 19 May 2020, at 16:30, Arcturus <notifications@github.com> wrote: > > which version number of Boostnote / Boost Note are you using? > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

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@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020):

ok, you are using Boost Note then, not Boostnote. This is not the correct repository for the software you are using. The process is very different to restore your files.

@Flexo013 can you please move this issue to the other repo?

@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2020): ok, you are using Boost Note then, not Boostnote. This is not the correct repository for the software you are using. The process is very different to restore your files. @Flexo013 can you please move this issue to the other repo?

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@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020):

Unfortunately I don't know much about Boost Note. Let's see if someone else can help you with this. You can also reach out to the Slack Group for help. Don't forget to link here so others see the progress so far.

@arcturus140 commented on GitHub (May 21, 2020): Unfortunately I don't know much about Boost Note. Let's see if someone else can help you with this. You can also reach out to the [Slack Group](https://join.slack.com/t/boostnote-group/shared_invite/zt-cun7pas3-WwkaezxHBB1lCbUHrwQLXw) for help. Don't forget to link here so others see the progress so far.

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@Flexo013 commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020):

@arcturus140 Moved it.

@miochung7 Did you ever see the sync complete? Boost Note doesn't continuously sync to save on bandwidth and CPU usage. If you are logged in through GitHub and not seeing anything then I think your cloud files are gone. @Rokt33r might have some tricky way to get something back. I suggest you contact him through Slack (@arcturus140 linked it above).

@Flexo013 commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020): @arcturus140 Moved it. @miochung7 Did you ever see the sync complete? Boost Note doesn't continuously sync to save on bandwidth and CPU usage. If you are logged in through GitHub and not seeing anything then I think your cloud files are gone. @Rokt33r might have some tricky way to get something back. I suggest you contact him through Slack (@arcturus140 linked it above).

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020):

I don't think it synced through Github as nothing appeared when I refreshed
a couple of times after it finished syncing...

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@arcturus140 https://github.com/arcturus140 Moved it.

@miochung7 https://github.com/miochung7 Did you ever see the sync
complete? Boost Note doesn't continuously sync to save on bandwidth and CPU
usage. If you are logged in through GitHub and not seeing anything then I
think your cloud files are gone. @Rokt33r https://github.com/Rokt33r
might have some tricky way to get something back. I suggest you contact him
through Slack (@arcturus140 https://github.com/arcturus140 linked it
above).

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020): I don't think it synced through Github as nothing appeared when I refreshed a couple of times after it finished syncing... On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 7:02 PM Flexo013 <notifications@github.com> wrote: > @arcturus140 <https://github.com/arcturus140> Moved it. > > @miochung7 <https://github.com/miochung7> Did you ever see the sync > complete? Boost Note doesn't continuously sync to save on bandwidth and CPU > usage. If you are logged in through GitHub and not seeing anything then I > think your cloud files are gone. @Rokt33r <https://github.com/Rokt33r> > might have some tricky way to get something back. I suggest you contact him > through Slack (@arcturus140 <https://github.com/arcturus140> linked it > above). > > — > You are receiving this because you were mentioned. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote.next/issues/485#issuecomment-632832596>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AMWLE4QDM7P45K66ZJ3C6U3RS2447ANCNFSM4NIBFSTQ> > . >

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020):

Thank you - I'll try to contact him through Slack. Wish me luck! I saved a
lot of notes on there so hopefully there's some good news!

On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 7:02 PM Flexo013 notifications@github.com wrote:

@arcturus140 https://github.com/arcturus140 Moved it.

@miochung7 https://github.com/miochung7 Did you ever see the sync
complete? Boost Note doesn't continuously sync to save on bandwidth and CPU
usage. If you are logged in through GitHub and not seeing anything then I
think your cloud files are gone. @Rokt33r https://github.com/Rokt33r
might have some tricky way to get something back. I suggest you contact him
through Slack (@arcturus140 https://github.com/arcturus140 linked it
above).

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@miochung7 commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020): Thank you - I'll try to contact him through Slack. Wish me luck! I saved a lot of notes on there so hopefully there's some good news! On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 7:02 PM Flexo013 <notifications@github.com> wrote: > @arcturus140 <https://github.com/arcturus140> Moved it. > > @miochung7 <https://github.com/miochung7> Did you ever see the sync > complete? Boost Note doesn't continuously sync to save on bandwidth and CPU > usage. If you are logged in through GitHub and not seeing anything then I > think your cloud files are gone. @Rokt33r <https://github.com/Rokt33r> > might have some tricky way to get something back. I suggest you contact him > through Slack (@arcturus140 <https://github.com/arcturus140> linked it > above). > > — > You are receiving this because you were mentioned. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote.next/issues/485#issuecomment-632832596>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AMWLE4QDM7P45K66ZJ3C6U3RS2447ANCNFSM4NIBFSTQ> > . >

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@Flexo013 commented on GitHub (May 24, 2020):

Good luck!

@Flexo013 commented on GitHub (May 24, 2020): Good luck!

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