Windows 7 - Sticky Notes - Backup and Restore

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How to Backup and Restore Sticky Notes in Windows 7

Information

Sticky Notes allows you to type and leave a Post-it type note on your Windows 7 desktop until deleted. Sticky Notes is not available in the Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic editions.

This will show you how to backup and restore your currently created Sticky Notes in Windows 7.

EXAMPLE: Sticky Notes

OPTION ONE

To Backup Sticky Notes

1. Open the Start Menu, and copy and paste the location below in the search box and press Enter.
%AppData%\Microsoft\Sticky Notes

2. Save a copy of the StickyNotes.snt file to where you like as a backup of it. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This file is your backup of the current Sticky Notes on your desktop.

OPTION TWO

To Restore Sticky Notes

1. Delete all Sticky Notes you currently have on the Desktop if any.
NOTE: If you do not, then the backed up StickyNotes.snt file from Option One will not be able to replace the other one in step 4 below.

2. In Windows Explorer, navigate to where you save the backed up StickyNotes.snt file at, right click on the StickyNotes.snt file and click on Copy.

3. Open the Start Menu, and copy and paste the location below in the search box and press Enter.
%AppData%\Microsoft\Sticky Notes

4. Right click on a empty area in Sticky Notes, and click on Paste. (see screenshot below)

5. Click on Copy and Replace. (see screenshot below)

6. Open the Start Menu, type stikynot in the search box, and press Enter.

7. Your Sticky Notes included in the backup from OPTION ONE have now been restored.

That's it,
Shawn

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brianzion · 01-04-2012

nice so in theory i can save all my notes? example: back up at the end of every month and i can file them as jan, feb, march and so forth. at the end of the year i would have 12 back up files corresponding to a particular month of the year.

Brink · 01-04-2012

Hello Brian,

Yes, you sure could.

brianzion · 01-04-2012

i use a program called ClipCube http://goo.gl/lYU6k to save copied links etc from windows built in clipboard but this function with the sticky notes will be very handy to

Brink · 01-04-2012

ClipCube is a neat little program there.

brianzion · 01-04-2012

yeah its ok brink dont no if its been posted on the free programs thread? its wroth a mention there im sure the other forum users would be interested in it, comes in handy sitting in the tray it runs ok i have had no issues with it

tommyg562000 · 03-25-2012

Awesome! Thanks so much, I was doing a re-install and didn't want to have to copy and paste all my notes into work.

Brink · 03-25-2012

You're most welcome Tommy, and welcome to Seven Forums.

JamesR404 · 2 Weeks Ago

Great tip! Thanks

I'll make a batch file to automate this and put the backup in my Dropbox at the start of everyday.

That way even if my laptop crashes I won't lose more than a day's worth of sticky notes

Brink · 2 Weeks Ago

You're welcome James.

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