Notes has Google Notes. But Google has no such service. Where are they stored?

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If you go to System Preferences -> Internet Accounts and add a Google account, you can see Google has Notes. If you open Notes (OS X app), it somehow retrieves the notes I had put long long time ago on a different Mac. So, I am sure those notes are not locally stored. Not only can I see old notes, but I can also add new notes to Google Notes.

Google had Notebook service, but it was discontinued long time ago and existing notes were imported into Google Docs. But I cannot find the notes I see in Notes in Google Docs.

So where are the Google Notes stored and Notes is getting the notes from? Is it that Google discontinued the web interface of the Notebook service but somehow still provides an interface to Apple especially? Can I access the notes I saved to Google Notes in Notes outside the Notes application, in a web browser for example?

parkkis · Answer

My Macbook SSD broke down so I went to Gmail and entered label:notes on the search field. I found all my notes intact :)
You can try the same.

Victor Ma · Answer

You have to create a new folder under Google in the Notes app, otherwise you won't find the bundle or anything in your Google inbox.

aleung · Answer

The notes created in OS X can be found in GMail under the label "Notes". If you create a folder with [name] in OS X Notes app, the notes will be synced to Google Inbox unbundled label "Notes/name".

mgiordi · Answer

In you enable the sync, the notes are saved as "Sent mails" in Gmail. Sometimes this can be very annoying, since a new sent email is created every time you just modify a previous note. I had enabled once, but now I get rid of this sync option.

Answered by mgiordi on February 12, 2021

Notes has Google Notes. But Google has no such service. Where are they stored?

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