# Why does the app say "Session expired"?

It means our server no longer accepts this device's sign-in, so syncing stops. A weak connection or a server outage never causes it: the app checks with the server a second time before it shows the message. Your notes are safe on this device.

Click **Sign in again**. The app first asks whether you saved your recovery phrase, because you need it, or the login you signed up with, to come back in. Notes that have not synced yet stay on the device and sync once you are signed in. The same window warns you if any files have not finished uploading, because those are removed with the sign-out.

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Source: https://privacynotes.app/help/session-expired