Moving Notes to a New Device or a New Apple Account

Moving Notes to a New Device

If you still have your old device, the easiest way to move notes to a new device is to enable Notability's iCloud syncing feature on both devices.

Alternatively, you can use Third-Party Backup to send your notes to a cloud storage service. Then, you can download notes from that service into Notability on your new device.

Moving Notes to a New Apple Account (iCloud)

If you sync notes across devices through iCloud and need to change your Apple Account, you can move notes to your new Apple Account like so:

Enable Third-Party Backup before performing these steps to ensure your notes are safely backed up.

Open Settings (iOS) or System Preferences (Mac).

  1. Log in to your previous Apple Account.
  2. Open Notability.
  3. If iCloud syncing isn't already on, turn it on.
  4. Wait for your notes to download.
  5. Turn iCloud syncing off.
  6. Tap "Keep on My Device".
  7. Open Settings or System Preferences again.
  8. Log out of your previous Apple Account and log in to the new account.
  9. Open Notability.
  10. Turn iCloud syncing on.
  11. Your notes will be uploaded to your new iCloud account. 

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