r/AppleNotesGang

Last night I was editing local (‘on my iPhone notes’) Notes. And this morning everything was gone.
When I open the notes app it says ‘0 notes’
I uploaded my phone onto my iMac and still finder shows 0 notes. I downloaded iMazing and same.
But when I go to the spotlight search on my iPhone, the search still find my notes, titles, modification dates (including notes edited last night). When I tap the notes in the search though, it takes me back to the notes app and still says 0.
I created an encrypted finder backup.
Has anyone encountered any of this before? Or seen spotlight still listing Notes after the Notes app says it’s empty? Any suggestions?
Thank you.

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Section links coming

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