Bear on Windows 11 losing entries when switching between sidebar subjects

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Bear Version: 2.6.6 (latest version as of 1/28/2026)

  • OS Version: Windows 11
  • What were you doing: clicking on entries in the sidebar
  • What feature did you use: I had just entered a new file in one subject. Then I changed to another subject in the sidebar.
  • What happened: The cloud icon on top of the screen flashed, the new subject appeared and the new entry in the subject I had previously selected, disappeared.
  • What did you expect to happen: I expected the new entry to be sent to the cloud and to remain in the Windows 11 version of Bear even when I change subjects in the sidebar.

Note: I may not be using the correct terminology for parts of Bear, sorry.

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Thank you for the feedback @pregan. So to be clear, going back to the old subject (tag) still didn’t show the previous note?

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  • Yes, that is correct. As of this morning (1/29/2026) nothing that I write is saving. Regardless of whether I am just altering an existing entry or starting a new one.
  • Patrick
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Hi,

As of Friday January 30 2026, new notes seem to be saving. I can refresh the page without any loss of data.

Patrick

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Great news, thanks for letting us know!

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I am sorry to inform you that Bear has gone back to not saving entries again. The problem does seem to be intermittent though.

Patrick

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if there is anything I can do, on my end, to help you debug this problem, you can let me know.

Patrick

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thanks for the update. I’m going to add some public diagnostic tools in the next update (likely on Monday), I’ll ask you to run one of them if you’re comfortable with that.

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Ok, i can do that, just let me know!

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I have this problem on and off as well (also Win 11).

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@pregan we added a diagnostic function available in the dev console to expose the sync status.

To use it, open the dev console (cmd-shift-I on mac, ctrl-shift-I on win), and type iCloudSyncStats() in the console (followed by enter).
You should see a structure like the following (likely populated with different values):

{
  "in-progress?": false,
  "session-error": null,
  "sync-id": null,
  "pending": {
    "dirty": {},
    "deleted": {}
  },
  "error": null,
  "retry-count": 0,
  "started-at": null,
  "duration-ms": null
}

if and when you still have the problem, could you run that function and send me (via private message) that data? Thanks!

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Same goes for @Stella of course, if you feel like sending over the sync stats (see comment above) in case you encounter the issue again, it would be amazing!

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I have not had the problem of losing entries over the last 24 hours. I just wanted to let you know that I am still monitoring the software though!

Patrick

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