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November 16, 2025
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Got a new phone and scans are deleted

  • November 16, 2025
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Help. I traded in my old phone and when I went into the adobe scan app, all of my scans are gone. I cannot find them anywhere. One of the scans is a handwritten note from my mom who just passed 😞

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creative explorer
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November 16, 2025

@marissa_5639 sorry to hear about your mother loss. Losing a special memory like a handwritten note, especially right now, must be incredibly distressing. I understand how important that scan is to you. Adobe Scan stores files primarily in a few places. The most common reason they don't appear on a new device is that the app wasn't signed into the same account, or the sync didn't complete. I would make sure you are signed into the right account you used on your old phone. This is the critical step. Once logged in, look for the "Your Documents" or "Files" section. Or on the main screen should show your most recent scans. If it's been a while, tap on "All Scans" (or a similar folder) to see everything that has synced from the cloud. Your scans should be listed there as PDF files (https:///documentcloud.adobe.com). By any chance do you save your scans in other places like Google Drive, OneDrive? Or even doing a search on mom's note?

Also, please check the help page https://adobe.ly/4mEpGQQ and see if that helps

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