Notes Suddenly Disappeared!

Question

All of Wordpress passwords, phones numbers, names, etc. etc. very important stuff suddenly disappeared from Notes on Mavericks. WT... Apple? Word processors don't do this. I guess I'll use Microsoft Word from now on.
Aside from Time Machine, is there any way to get this back? Why on earth would it disappear in the first place? Isn't it stand alone and have a database in my library?
Lousy! Shoddy! As Steve Jobs would say to you, 'That's crap.' GRRRRR
I updated Mavericks recently and I have an iPhone that is not set on Sync and has never given me trouble before. It backs up. But why should an upgrade EVER delete important personal information. That really takes the 'personal' out personal computer.

Answer 1

Thanks for the info. Fortunately, my data came back 'mysteriously.' I suppose the program's sync database (or whatever) is associated with my Yahoo account.
However, losing important information was quite an annoyance. I've decided to let Notes gather dust, and use simple text files as 'notes' in a folder titled 'Important Info' or whatever and keep an alias in my Finder sidebar. Obviously I'll be backing up the folder with dropbox, external discs, and email. Simple solution that will save me headaches in the future.
I understand the convenience of syncing for people on the go who rely use multiple devices, but that's not me. If it were, I think I'd find a dedicated format (like .txt) that I know is going to stick around and either email to myself, or again, use something like Dropbox or an encrypted web file transfer protocol. I don't flakiness either in my thoughts or in my data, which are after all correlated.
As more and more of the info we use is being wrestled out of our hands and into the hands control of corporations, I realize that I have been naive in assuming that applications will keep the structures they've always had.