See the steps to add images to a sticky note on Windows 11/10. 1] Create a new Note. Assuming you have the latest version of the Microsoft Sticky Notes app, launch the app and click on the ...
Learn how to turn on/off, Sticky Notes Delete Confirmation warning box in Windows 11/10, using its Settings, Registry Editor or FixWin.
Microsoft keeps moving these around and obscuring the content. That's their right I guess.. :)
Try:
C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState
You will need a (free) viewer capable of reading a SQLite database file. Any SQLite viewer should do. You will need to poke around to figure out the format they are using (I am not going to do that for you) but I assure you that the data you seek is there. I just poked around my own copy :) .. thanks! .. I wouldn't have known where they moved this stuff if you hadn't asked. BTW, I used the SystemInternals Process Monitor to figure out where the data was getting written.
Use this document to transfer Sticky Notes data file StickyNotes.snt to the new format
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/recover-backup-sticky-notes-data-file-windows-10/
Restore:
%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState
Backup
just backup following file.
%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\plum.sqlite