Re: Apple Notes slow

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On 6 Aug 2025 at 07:29:29 BST, "RJH" <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:

> On 6 Aug 2025 at 00:10:21 BST, Bruce wrote:
> 
>> On 05/08/2025 18:03, Chris wrote:
>>>> How much unused storage does the iPad have? If it is full with other
>>>> things (e.g. photos) then maybe Notes have been swapped out to iCloud
>>>> and the iPad needs to swap out, e.g. a photo before it can relaod the Notes?
>>> It's got enough space remaining with all notes downloaded.
>>> 
>>>> Another possibility: remember that Notes are associated with IMAP
>>>> accounts rather than iCloud per se, so it might be an email provider
>>>> problem depending on the default account used for new notes.
>>> Er, I don't follow. These notes are explicitly in icloud rather than an
>>> email account.
>> 
>> Technically they're in your icloud.com email account which, of course,
>> is in iCloud.
>> 
>> Go into Notes -> Accounts and you'll see a list of your current email
>> providers. Under the name of the account there is small text providing
>> more info.
>> 
>> For iCloud there's a ton of things e.g. Mail, Contacts, Calendars. For
>> other email providers it will just say Mail, Notes or Mail and Notes
>> depending.
> 
> Here, it's showing iCloud associated with Notes. And a gmail account as my
> iCloud email.
> 
> IOW, it looks to me as though iCloud is something separate to email accounts.

Rather belatedly: Notes started as a thing that stored its data in IMAP,
but for many yeasrs now it's stored directly as a database in iCloud and
synced with your local machine(s).

Since this is Apple and they give zero tools for troubleshooting, about
the only thing you can try is
* Move any local notes to iCloud
* check on icloud.com to be sure they're all up there
* disable iCloud sync for Notes on the troublesome client
* clear your local Notes entirely
* re-enable iCloud sync.

Same routine as most other iCloud hosted synced things.

    Cheers - Jaimie
-- 
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Apple Notes slow Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-01 15:56 +0000
  Re: Apple Notes slow "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-01 17:29 +0100
    Re: Apple Notes slow Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-08-02 11:01 +1200
      Re: Apple Notes slow Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-03 17:05 +0000
        Re: Apple Notes slow "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-04 16:37 +0100
          Re: Apple Notes slow Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-08-05 09:03 +1200
            Re: Apple Notes slow Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-05 16:56 +0000
              Re: Apple Notes slow Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-08 18:29 +0100
                Re: Apple Notes slow Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-09 10:23 +0000
                Re: Apple Notes slow Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-09 12:47 +0000
                Re: Apple Notes slow Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-09 13:04 +0000
                Re: Apple Notes slow Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-11 15:30 +0100
        Re: Apple Notes slow Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-08-04 17:18 +0000
          Re: Apple Notes slow "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-04 18:37 +0100
          Re: Apple Notes slow Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-05 16:56 +0000
  Re: Apple Notes slow Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2025-08-05 01:09 +0100
    Re: Apple Notes slow Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-08-05 17:03 +0000
      Re: Apple Notes slow Bruce <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2025-08-06 00:10 +0100
        Re: Apple Notes slow RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-08-06 06:29 +0000
          Re: Apple Notes slow Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-08-17 09:49 +0000
            Re: Apple Notes slow Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-08-17 16:00 +0200

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