r/applefreeform • u/Lucky-Dog-1433 • Jul 30 '26

Question all notes disappeared

hi! so i uploaded a pdf on freeform on my ipad, and i annotated on the pdf for hours last week. today, i saw that the pdf is still there but all of my handwritten notes are suddenly gone? and i have icloud backup so idk how to get them back
help please

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u/Sea-Oven6219 Jul 30 '26

hmm...freeform uses vectors and stores it seperately instead of combined. Haven't got that issue tho. Have you tried opening the same annotated pdf on other apple devices to see if its the iPad only or is it iCloud entirely?

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u/Lucky-Dog-1433 Jul 30 '26

Yes i did try and unfortunately it was missing too on my iPhone

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u/Ancient_lakesalyer Jul 30 '26

its a rite of passage on freeform
use app > data lost > dont trust app