Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10  

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10

    How to Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10
    Published by Category: Backup & Restore
    22 Jul 2019
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10


    The Sticky Notes app is a preinstalled UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app in Windows 10. This apps allows you to create and save notes to the desktop of your Windows 10 PC. Thanks to a new and improved design, added intelligence and Pen support, it is now easier than ever to quickly capture and add context to all your notes.

    If you use the Sticky Notes app, you can manually backup your settings to manually restore as needed to any account on any Windows 10 PC.

    This tutorial will show you how to manually backup and restore your settings for the Sticky Notes app in Windows 10.

    This backup will not include your actual Sticky Notes. Only the settings instead.


     CONTENTS:



    EXAMPLE: Sticky Notes app settings
    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes_settings-1.jpg Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes_settings-2.png






    OPTION ONE

    To Backup Settings from Sticky Notes app


    1. If you currently have any Sticky Notes opened, then you will need to close (end task) all instances of Sticky Notes (Microsoft.Notes.exe) in Task Manager. (see screenshots below)

    This will close Sticky Notes without deleting any of your Sticky Notes.

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-end_task_sticky_notes-1.jpg Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-end_task_sticky_notes-2.png

    2. Open File Explorer (Win+E), copy and paste the folder location below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.

    (current account)
    %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe

    3. Copy the Settings folder to your desktop. (see screenshot below)

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes_settings_backup.jpg

    4. Move the Settings folder on your desktop to where want to keep it saved at as your backup. It is safe to rename this folder to anything you like if wanted.

    5. You can now close File Explorer if you like.

    6. You can now reopen Sticky Notes if you like. (see screenshot below)

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes_start_menu_all_apps.jpg






    OPTION TWO

    To Restore Settings to Sticky Notes app


    1. If you currently have any Sticky Notes opened, then you will need to close (end task) all instances of Sticky Notes (Microsoft.Notes.exe) in Task Manager. (see screenshots below)

    This will close Sticky Notes without deleting any of your Sticky Notes.

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-end_task_sticky_notes-1.jpg Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-end_task_sticky_notes-2.png

    2. Open File Explorer (Win+E), copy and paste the folder location below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

    (current account)
    %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Settings

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes_settings_restore-1.jpg

    3. In a separate File Explorer window, open the backed up Settings folder from Option One, select the contents in this folder, right click or press and hold on the selected items, and click/tap on Copy. (see screenshot below)

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes_settings_restore-2.jpg

    4. Paste the selected files from the backup in step 3 into the Settings folder from step 2.

    5. When prompted, click/tap on Replace the files in the destination. (see screenshot below)

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes_settings_restore-3.png

    6. You can now close the File Explorer windows if you like.

    7. You can now reopen Sticky Notes if you like. (see screenshot below)

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes_start_menu_all_apps.jpg


    That's it,
    Shawn






  1. Posts : 946
    windows 10 professional 64-bit, 22H2
       #1

    Hi Shawn:
    I wanted to try this, but when I try to load sticky notes "list", I see this:

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-image.png

    I can create a new sticky note, but when I try to click on notes list, I get this message:

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-image.png

    In fact, if I click on any of the options, I get the message.
    I'm wondering if it got corrupted. Any suggestions?
    Thanks, as always!
      My Computers


  2. Posts : 68,881
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hello @phrab,

    Is the folder below available for you?

    %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe

    You could try resetting or re-registering the Sticky Notes app to see if it may fix it.
      My Computers


  3. Posts : 946
    windows 10 professional 64-bit, 22H2
       #3

    Brink said:
    Hello @phrab,

    Is the folder below available for you?

    %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe

    You could try resetting or re-registering the Sticky Notes app to see if it may fix it.
    Thanks for the quick response.
    The folder is available:
    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-image.png
    I reset it. I'm not sure how I had the flyout options on the menu because they disappeared.
      My Computers


  4. Posts : 68,881
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #4

    phrab said:
    I reset it. I'm not sure how I had the flyout options on the menu because they disappeared.
    I have the same options available.

    You might also check for updates in the Microsoft Store to see if one may be available for Sticky Notes.
      My Computers


  5. Posts : 946
    windows 10 professional 64-bit, 22H2
       #5

    Brink said:
    I have the same options available.

    You might also check for updates in the Microsoft Store to see if one may be available for Sticky Notes.
    Thanks again. I don't see any updates. When you say you have the same options available, do you mean that your start menu has the flyout options from my first post?
      My Computers


  6. Posts : 68,881
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #6

    phrab said:
    Thanks again. I don't see any updates. When you say you have the same options available, do you mean that your start menu has the flyout options from my first post?
    Correct. I do have the same options in W11.

    As a test, sign out and sign in to Sticky Notes to see if that may toggle the options back.

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes.jpg
      My Computers


  7. Posts : 946
    windows 10 professional 64-bit, 22H2
       #7

    Brink said:
    Correct. I do have the same options in W11.

    As a test, sign out and sign in to Sticky Notes to see if that may toggle the options back.

    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-sticky_notes.jpg
    Thanks again for all your information & help. Unfortunately, signing in and out didn't help. I can’t seem to make this work. I uninstalled Sticky Notes, then went to the Microsoft Store & installed it again. I signed in to my Microsoft account & rebooted. I now have this in my Classic Shell Windows menu.


    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-image.png

    At first glance, it would seem that I now have the flyout. When I click the yellow Sticky Notes icon, it brings up the Notes list. However, if I click on any of the icons on the flyout (which are all white), they don’t work. Instead, I get this message:
    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-image.png

    On my start menu (the Win10 one), I see this when I right click on the white Sticky Notes icon:
    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-image.png

    However, if I click any of the white icons on the flyout menu, I get the missing shortcut message:
    Right clicking on the yellow Sticky Notes icon, I see this:
    Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10-image.png

    So I’m still basically confused as to why the icons on my flyout menu don’t work.
      My Computers


 

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