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I have accidentally deleted a sticky note which was very important to me. Fortunately, I have its backup inside system image created by Acronis True Image. I don't want to restore this system image physically (not even in another drive). I am unable to run it in virtual machine because it requires high resources which is not available with running system. But, I can access file system from this image. From file system, I've found StickyNotes.snt file in C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftSticky Notes. I don't want to restore this file to live system (which would delete new notes). How can I read Stick Notes content from this file (if its right file for content)? In more general, I have access to full file system.. how can I retrieve StickyNotes content from it?
windows-7 sticky-notes
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I have accidentally deleted a sticky note which was very important to me. Fortunately, I have its backup inside system image created by Acronis True Image. I don't want to restore this system image physically (not even in another drive). I am unable to run it in virtual machine because it requires high resources which is not available with running system. But, I can access file system from this image. From file system, I've found StickyNotes.snt file in C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftSticky Notes. I don't want to restore this file to live system (which would delete new notes). How can I read Stick Notes content from this file (if its right file for content)? In more general, I have access to full file system.. how can I retrieve StickyNotes content from it?
windows-7 sticky-notes
asked Mar 4 '12 at 6:22
Apple IIApple II
3,16832349
add a comment |
I have accidentally deleted a sticky note which was very important to me. Fortunately, I have its backup inside system image created by Acronis True Image. I don't want to restore this system image physically (not even in another drive). I am unable to run it in virtual machine because it requires high resources which is not available with running system. But, I can access file system from this image. From file system, I've found StickyNotes.snt file in C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftSticky Notes. I don't want to restore this file to live system (which would delete new notes). How can I read Stick Notes content from this file (if its right file for content)? In more general, I have access to full file system.. how can I retrieve StickyNotes content from it?
windows-7 sticky-notes
asked Mar 4 '12 at 6:22
Apple IIApple II
3,16832349
I have accidentally deleted a sticky note which was very important to me. Fortunately, I have its backup inside system image created by Acronis True Image. I don't want to restore this system image physically (not even in another drive). I am unable to run it in virtual machine because it requires high resources which is not available with running system. But, I can access file system from this image. From file system, I've found StickyNotes.snt file in C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftSticky Notes. I don't want to restore this file to live system (which would delete new notes). How can I read Stick Notes content from this file (if its right file for content)? In more general, I have access to full file system.. how can I retrieve StickyNotes content from it?
windows-7 sticky-notes
windows-7 sticky-notes
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Rename the local system's StickyNotes.snt file, restore the one you want to look at into C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftSticky Notes, look at at it in the local system, copy it, etc.
When you're done, copy the version you renamed back over top of the version you restored.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:44
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
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Simplest is often best! Especially if there are a lot of notes to go through.
– Bob
Mar 4 '12 at 6:48
can you please elaborate on that solution
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 10:06
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You can open the SNT file in 7ZIP. There'll be one folder for each note, where there's always 3 files: 1, 0 and 3.
The "3" file contains your data.
answered Dec 13 '12 at 12:56
JwJosefyJwJosefy
25124
1
File "1" contains full data in RTF (Rich Text Format)
– Gautam Jain
Aug 8 '14 at 6:42
but how to open these 0 1 and 3 files ??
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 8:12
They can be read with Notepad or Wordpad. Notepad will show markup. Wordpad will probably not.
– music2myear
Jan 28 '17 at 0:33
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Just run the free program Sticky7List from helpingthings.com. It will automatically open the proper file and will show you all your sticky notes in a list. View, copy and paste to your own text file as needed.
edited May 11 '16 at 18:39
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answered Nov 14 '12 at 12:48
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It's no longer available...
– f4d0
Oct 14 '18 at 10:18
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Open StickyNotes.snt with 7-Zip and extract the files named 0 from each folder, adding the RTF extension to them. You can now open the notes with any RTF reader. The files named 3 may be truncated and seem unreliable.
answered Mar 28 '15 at 23:22
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Opening up the StickyNotes.snt in Notepad seems to work for me. There's a load of overhead, but enough to read the content off. It's a simple, rather weird XML file, with the stickynote contents stored in plain text.
edited Apr 26 '17 at 12:50
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answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:32
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No its not plain ASCII text file. I have tried opening it with both notepad as well as vim.
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:34
Screenshot added - you may need to view the image full size what i mean
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 4 '12 at 6:40
Thanks, but it keeps complex URLs in creepy form..
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:55
By the way, do you know the exact encoding & format of this file?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:58
2
See first line of your screenshot (which is full of strange characters)... still think its a plain ASCII text with XML markup?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 7:52
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I tried that copy and paste tip at the top, but it didnt work for me!!! So the best alternative is to download the 7-ZIP FILE MANAGER. As already mentioned, there are 3 files for each note. Just simply open the 0 file (ignore the other 2 files!) and the note stored in your SNT file will re-appear, exactly the way it was written!!! (same font, formatting,...etc).
I recommend that you use WORD-PAD or Word to open the 3 files, so you can simply copy and paste the individual notes back onto the Sticky Notes app (open a new note, first).
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If all of the above fails you still have a way to restore the note from the file (if the file is still unchanged when you closed the note)
Doing just an extract will not restore your deleted/closed note.
So, your best chance is to directly open the snt file Using notepad++ (or similar editor, classic notepad is not good enough). Even if the note was closed on x, the file still holds the note and can be restored manually.
Open the nd find all occurences of "{rtf1" (without the qotes).
This is actually the start of every note. Copy text up to the next {rtf1 and save it into a new file.
strip all the control characters (0-32), again best way to use Notepad++, search replace using regular expressions [x00-x1F]+ replace with blanks.
NB: there are many curly braces { } inside the file and they must match. Every opening curly brace { must match one closing curly brace }.
if there is an unmatched curly brace it should be removed but at the end of the whole text there must be a closing curly brace }
This way you will get a standard rtf file which you can edit in MS Word.
answered Jun 8 '15 at 15:52
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Rename the local system's StickyNotes.snt file, restore the one you want to look at into C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftSticky Notes, look at at it in the local system, copy it, etc.
When you're done, copy the version you renamed back over top of the version you restored.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:44
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
100k14158221
1
Simplest is often best! Especially if there are a lot of notes to go through.
– Bob
Mar 4 '12 at 6:48
can you please elaborate on that solution
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 10:06
add a comment |
Rename the local system's StickyNotes.snt file, restore the one you want to look at into C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftSticky Notes, look at at it in the local system, copy it, etc.
When you're done, copy the version you renamed back over top of the version you restored.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:44
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
100k14158221
1
Simplest is often best! Especially if there are a lot of notes to go through.
– Bob
Mar 4 '12 at 6:48
can you please elaborate on that solution
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 10:06
add a comment |
Rename the local system's StickyNotes.snt file, restore the one you want to look at into C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftSticky Notes, look at at it in the local system, copy it, etc.
When you're done, copy the version you renamed back over top of the version you restored.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:44
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
100k14158221
Rename the local system's StickyNotes.snt file, restore the one you want to look at into C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftSticky Notes, look at at it in the local system, copy it, etc.
When you're done, copy the version you renamed back over top of the version you restored.
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:44
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
100k14158221
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:44
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
100k14158221
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:44
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
100k14158221
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:44
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
100k14158221
100k14158221
1
Simplest is often best! Especially if there are a lot of notes to go through.
– Bob
Mar 4 '12 at 6:48
can you please elaborate on that solution
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 10:06
add a comment |
1
Simplest is often best! Especially if there are a lot of notes to go through.
– Bob
Mar 4 '12 at 6:48
can you please elaborate on that solution
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 10:06
1
1
Simplest is often best! Especially if there are a lot of notes to go through.
– Bob
Mar 4 '12 at 6:48
Simplest is often best! Especially if there are a lot of notes to go through.
– Bob
Mar 4 '12 at 6:48
can you please elaborate on that solution
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 10:06
can you please elaborate on that solution
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 10:06
add a comment |
You can open the SNT file in 7ZIP. There'll be one folder for each note, where there's always 3 files: 1, 0 and 3.
The "3" file contains your data.
answered Dec 13 '12 at 12:56
JwJosefyJwJosefy
25124
1
File "1" contains full data in RTF (Rich Text Format)
– Gautam Jain
Aug 8 '14 at 6:42
but how to open these 0 1 and 3 files ??
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 8:12
They can be read with Notepad or Wordpad. Notepad will show markup. Wordpad will probably not.
– music2myear
Jan 28 '17 at 0:33
add a comment |
You can open the SNT file in 7ZIP. There'll be one folder for each note, where there's always 3 files: 1, 0 and 3.
The "3" file contains your data.
answered Dec 13 '12 at 12:56
JwJosefyJwJosefy
25124
1
File "1" contains full data in RTF (Rich Text Format)
– Gautam Jain
Aug 8 '14 at 6:42
but how to open these 0 1 and 3 files ??
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 8:12
They can be read with Notepad or Wordpad. Notepad will show markup. Wordpad will probably not.
– music2myear
Jan 28 '17 at 0:33
add a comment |
You can open the SNT file in 7ZIP. There'll be one folder for each note, where there's always 3 files: 1, 0 and 3.
The "3" file contains your data.
answered Dec 13 '12 at 12:56
JwJosefyJwJosefy
25124
You can open the SNT file in 7ZIP. There'll be one folder for each note, where there's always 3 files: 1, 0 and 3.
The "3" file contains your data.
answered Dec 13 '12 at 12:56
JwJosefyJwJosefy
25124
answered Dec 13 '12 at 12:56
JwJosefyJwJosefy
25124
answered Dec 13 '12 at 12:56
JwJosefyJwJosefy
25124
answered Dec 13 '12 at 12:56
JwJosefyJwJosefy
25124
25124
1
File "1" contains full data in RTF (Rich Text Format)
– Gautam Jain
Aug 8 '14 at 6:42
but how to open these 0 1 and 3 files ??
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 8:12
They can be read with Notepad or Wordpad. Notepad will show markup. Wordpad will probably not.
– music2myear
Jan 28 '17 at 0:33
add a comment |
1
File "1" contains full data in RTF (Rich Text Format)
– Gautam Jain
Aug 8 '14 at 6:42
but how to open these 0 1 and 3 files ??
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 8:12
They can be read with Notepad or Wordpad. Notepad will show markup. Wordpad will probably not.
– music2myear
Jan 28 '17 at 0:33
1
1
File "1" contains full data in RTF (Rich Text Format)
– Gautam Jain
Aug 8 '14 at 6:42
File "1" contains full data in RTF (Rich Text Format)
– Gautam Jain
Aug 8 '14 at 6:42
but how to open these 0 1 and 3 files ??
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 8:12
but how to open these 0 1 and 3 files ??
– Yo Yo
Jan 7 '16 at 8:12
They can be read with Notepad or Wordpad. Notepad will show markup. Wordpad will probably not.
– music2myear
Jan 28 '17 at 0:33
They can be read with Notepad or Wordpad. Notepad will show markup. Wordpad will probably not.
– music2myear
Jan 28 '17 at 0:33
add a comment |
Just run the free program Sticky7List from helpingthings.com. It will automatically open the proper file and will show you all your sticky notes in a list. View, copy and paste to your own text file as needed.
edited May 11 '16 at 18:39
Community♦
1
answered Nov 14 '12 at 12:48
user173399user173399
863
It's no longer available...
– f4d0
Oct 14 '18 at 10:18
add a comment |
Just run the free program Sticky7List from helpingthings.com. It will automatically open the proper file and will show you all your sticky notes in a list. View, copy and paste to your own text file as needed.
edited May 11 '16 at 18:39
Community♦
1
answered Nov 14 '12 at 12:48
user173399user173399
863
It's no longer available...
– f4d0
Oct 14 '18 at 10:18
add a comment |
Just run the free program Sticky7List from helpingthings.com. It will automatically open the proper file and will show you all your sticky notes in a list. View, copy and paste to your own text file as needed.
edited May 11 '16 at 18:39
Community♦
1
answered Nov 14 '12 at 12:48
user173399user173399
863
Just run the free program Sticky7List from helpingthings.com. It will automatically open the proper file and will show you all your sticky notes in a list. View, copy and paste to your own text file as needed.
edited May 11 '16 at 18:39
Community♦
1
answered Nov 14 '12 at 12:48
user173399user173399
863
edited May 11 '16 at 18:39
Community♦
1
edited May 11 '16 at 18:39
Community♦
1
edited May 11 '16 at 18:39
Community♦
1
1
answered Nov 14 '12 at 12:48
user173399user173399
863
answered Nov 14 '12 at 12:48
user173399user173399
863
answered Nov 14 '12 at 12:48
user173399user173399
863
863
It's no longer available...
– f4d0
Oct 14 '18 at 10:18
add a comment |
It's no longer available...
– f4d0
Oct 14 '18 at 10:18
It's no longer available...
– f4d0
Oct 14 '18 at 10:18
It's no longer available...
– f4d0
Oct 14 '18 at 10:18
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Open StickyNotes.snt with 7-Zip and extract the files named 0 from each folder, adding the RTF extension to them. You can now open the notes with any RTF reader. The files named 3 may be truncated and seem unreliable.
answered Mar 28 '15 at 23:22
Renato SilvaRenato Silva
26338
add a comment |
Open StickyNotes.snt with 7-Zip and extract the files named 0 from each folder, adding the RTF extension to them. You can now open the notes with any RTF reader. The files named 3 may be truncated and seem unreliable.
answered Mar 28 '15 at 23:22
Renato SilvaRenato Silva
26338
add a comment |
Open StickyNotes.snt with 7-Zip and extract the files named 0 from each folder, adding the RTF extension to them. You can now open the notes with any RTF reader. The files named 3 may be truncated and seem unreliable.
answered Mar 28 '15 at 23:22
Renato SilvaRenato Silva
26338
Open StickyNotes.snt with 7-Zip and extract the files named 0 from each folder, adding the RTF extension to them. You can now open the notes with any RTF reader. The files named 3 may be truncated and seem unreliable.
answered Mar 28 '15 at 23:22
Renato SilvaRenato Silva
26338
answered Mar 28 '15 at 23:22
Renato SilvaRenato Silva
26338
answered Mar 28 '15 at 23:22
Renato SilvaRenato Silva
26338
answered Mar 28 '15 at 23:22
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26338
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Opening up the StickyNotes.snt in Notepad seems to work for me. There's a load of overhead, but enough to read the content off. It's a simple, rather weird XML file, with the stickynote contents stored in plain text.
edited Apr 26 '17 at 12:50
Mithrandir
3051314
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:32
Journeyman Geek♦Journeyman Geek
113k44218371
No its not plain ASCII text file. I have tried opening it with both notepad as well as vim.
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:34
Screenshot added - you may need to view the image full size what i mean
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 4 '12 at 6:40
Thanks, but it keeps complex URLs in creepy form..
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:55
By the way, do you know the exact encoding & format of this file?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:58
2
See first line of your screenshot (which is full of strange characters)... still think its a plain ASCII text with XML markup?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 7:52
|
show 4 more comments
Opening up the StickyNotes.snt in Notepad seems to work for me. There's a load of overhead, but enough to read the content off. It's a simple, rather weird XML file, with the stickynote contents stored in plain text.
edited Apr 26 '17 at 12:50
Mithrandir
3051314
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:32
Journeyman Geek♦Journeyman Geek
113k44218371
No its not plain ASCII text file. I have tried opening it with both notepad as well as vim.
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:34
Screenshot added - you may need to view the image full size what i mean
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 4 '12 at 6:40
Thanks, but it keeps complex URLs in creepy form..
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:55
By the way, do you know the exact encoding & format of this file?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:58
2
See first line of your screenshot (which is full of strange characters)... still think its a plain ASCII text with XML markup?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 7:52
|
show 4 more comments
Opening up the StickyNotes.snt in Notepad seems to work for me. There's a load of overhead, but enough to read the content off. It's a simple, rather weird XML file, with the stickynote contents stored in plain text.
edited Apr 26 '17 at 12:50
Mithrandir
3051314
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:32
Journeyman Geek♦Journeyman Geek
113k44218371
Opening up the StickyNotes.snt in Notepad seems to work for me. There's a load of overhead, but enough to read the content off. It's a simple, rather weird XML file, with the stickynote contents stored in plain text.
edited Apr 26 '17 at 12:50
Mithrandir
3051314
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:32
Journeyman Geek♦Journeyman Geek
113k44218371
edited Apr 26 '17 at 12:50
Mithrandir
3051314
edited Apr 26 '17 at 12:50
Mithrandir
3051314
edited Apr 26 '17 at 12:50
Mithrandir
3051314
3051314
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:32
Journeyman Geek♦Journeyman Geek
113k44218371
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:32
Journeyman Geek♦Journeyman Geek
113k44218371
answered Mar 4 '12 at 6:32
Journeyman Geek♦Journeyman Geek
113k44218371
113k44218371
No its not plain ASCII text file. I have tried opening it with both notepad as well as vim.
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:34
Screenshot added - you may need to view the image full size what i mean
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 4 '12 at 6:40
Thanks, but it keeps complex URLs in creepy form..
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:55
By the way, do you know the exact encoding & format of this file?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:58
2
See first line of your screenshot (which is full of strange characters)... still think its a plain ASCII text with XML markup?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 7:52
|
show 4 more comments
No its not plain ASCII text file. I have tried opening it with both notepad as well as vim.
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:34
Screenshot added - you may need to view the image full size what i mean
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 4 '12 at 6:40
Thanks, but it keeps complex URLs in creepy form..
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:55
By the way, do you know the exact encoding & format of this file?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:58
2
See first line of your screenshot (which is full of strange characters)... still think its a plain ASCII text with XML markup?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 7:52
No its not plain ASCII text file. I have tried opening it with both notepad as well as vim.
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:34
No its not plain ASCII text file. I have tried opening it with both notepad as well as vim.
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:34
Screenshot added - you may need to view the image full size what i mean
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 4 '12 at 6:40
Screenshot added - you may need to view the image full size what i mean
– Journeyman Geek♦
Mar 4 '12 at 6:40
Thanks, but it keeps complex URLs in creepy form..
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:55
Thanks, but it keeps complex URLs in creepy form..
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:55
By the way, do you know the exact encoding & format of this file?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:58
By the way, do you know the exact encoding & format of this file?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 6:58
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See first line of your screenshot (which is full of strange characters)... still think its a plain ASCII text with XML markup?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 7:52
See first line of your screenshot (which is full of strange characters)... still think its a plain ASCII text with XML markup?
– Apple II
Mar 4 '12 at 7:52
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I tried that copy and paste tip at the top, but it didnt work for me!!! So the best alternative is to download the 7-ZIP FILE MANAGER. As already mentioned, there are 3 files for each note. Just simply open the 0 file (ignore the other 2 files!) and the note stored in your SNT file will re-appear, exactly the way it was written!!! (same font, formatting,...etc).
I recommend that you use WORD-PAD or Word to open the 3 files, so you can simply copy and paste the individual notes back onto the Sticky Notes app (open a new note, first).
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I tried that copy and paste tip at the top, but it didnt work for me!!! So the best alternative is to download the 7-ZIP FILE MANAGER. As already mentioned, there are 3 files for each note. Just simply open the 0 file (ignore the other 2 files!) and the note stored in your SNT file will re-appear, exactly the way it was written!!! (same font, formatting,...etc).
I recommend that you use WORD-PAD or Word to open the 3 files, so you can simply copy and paste the individual notes back onto the Sticky Notes app (open a new note, first).
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I tried that copy and paste tip at the top, but it didnt work for me!!! So the best alternative is to download the 7-ZIP FILE MANAGER. As already mentioned, there are 3 files for each note. Just simply open the 0 file (ignore the other 2 files!) and the note stored in your SNT file will re-appear, exactly the way it was written!!! (same font, formatting,...etc).
I recommend that you use WORD-PAD or Word to open the 3 files, so you can simply copy and paste the individual notes back onto the Sticky Notes app (open a new note, first).
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I tried that copy and paste tip at the top, but it didnt work for me!!! So the best alternative is to download the 7-ZIP FILE MANAGER. As already mentioned, there are 3 files for each note. Just simply open the 0 file (ignore the other 2 files!) and the note stored in your SNT file will re-appear, exactly the way it was written!!! (same font, formatting,...etc).
I recommend that you use WORD-PAD or Word to open the 3 files, so you can simply copy and paste the individual notes back onto the Sticky Notes app (open a new note, first).
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If all of the above fails you still have a way to restore the note from the file (if the file is still unchanged when you closed the note)
Doing just an extract will not restore your deleted/closed note.
So, your best chance is to directly open the snt file Using notepad++ (or similar editor, classic notepad is not good enough). Even if the note was closed on x, the file still holds the note and can be restored manually.
Open the nd find all occurences of "{rtf1" (without the qotes).
This is actually the start of every note. Copy text up to the next {rtf1 and save it into a new file.
strip all the control characters (0-32), again best way to use Notepad++, search replace using regular expressions [x00-x1F]+ replace with blanks.
NB: there are many curly braces { } inside the file and they must match. Every opening curly brace { must match one closing curly brace }.
if there is an unmatched curly brace it should be removed but at the end of the whole text there must be a closing curly brace }
This way you will get a standard rtf file which you can edit in MS Word.
answered Jun 8 '15 at 15:52
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If all of the above fails you still have a way to restore the note from the file (if the file is still unchanged when you closed the note)
Doing just an extract will not restore your deleted/closed note.
So, your best chance is to directly open the snt file Using notepad++ (or similar editor, classic notepad is not good enough). Even if the note was closed on x, the file still holds the note and can be restored manually.
Open the nd find all occurences of "{rtf1" (without the qotes).
This is actually the start of every note. Copy text up to the next {rtf1 and save it into a new file.
strip all the control characters (0-32), again best way to use Notepad++, search replace using regular expressions [x00-x1F]+ replace with blanks.
NB: there are many curly braces { } inside the file and they must match. Every opening curly brace { must match one closing curly brace }.
if there is an unmatched curly brace it should be removed but at the end of the whole text there must be a closing curly brace }
This way you will get a standard rtf file which you can edit in MS Word.
answered Jun 8 '15 at 15:52
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If all of the above fails you still have a way to restore the note from the file (if the file is still unchanged when you closed the note)
Doing just an extract will not restore your deleted/closed note.
So, your best chance is to directly open the snt file Using notepad++ (or similar editor, classic notepad is not good enough). Even if the note was closed on x, the file still holds the note and can be restored manually.
Open the nd find all occurences of "{rtf1" (without the qotes).
This is actually the start of every note. Copy text up to the next {rtf1 and save it into a new file.
strip all the control characters (0-32), again best way to use Notepad++, search replace using regular expressions [x00-x1F]+ replace with blanks.
NB: there are many curly braces { } inside the file and they must match. Every opening curly brace { must match one closing curly brace }.
if there is an unmatched curly brace it should be removed but at the end of the whole text there must be a closing curly brace }
This way you will get a standard rtf file which you can edit in MS Word.
answered Jun 8 '15 at 15:52
AndyAndy
1
If all of the above fails you still have a way to restore the note from the file (if the file is still unchanged when you closed the note)
Doing just an extract will not restore your deleted/closed note.
So, your best chance is to directly open the snt file Using notepad++ (or similar editor, classic notepad is not good enough). Even if the note was closed on x, the file still holds the note and can be restored manually.
Open the nd find all occurences of "{rtf1" (without the qotes).
This is actually the start of every note. Copy text up to the next {rtf1 and save it into a new file.
strip all the control characters (0-32), again best way to use Notepad++, search replace using regular expressions [x00-x1F]+ replace with blanks.
NB: there are many curly braces { } inside the file and they must match. Every opening curly brace { must match one closing curly brace }.
if there is an unmatched curly brace it should be removed but at the end of the whole text there must be a closing curly brace }
This way you will get a standard rtf file which you can edit in MS Word.
answered Jun 8 '15 at 15:52
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answered Jun 8 '15 at 15:52
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