

You also have option to completely disable Recycle Bin for OneNote if space is a crunch for you, however you can always optimize using the optimize All Files Now Option which is under Save and Backup. This backup system allows you to even save your document across network and configure how many backup you will need. Since OneNote Recycle can keep only for 60 days it is always advisable to back up it up using the inbuilt backup system of OneNote. OneNote creates a recycle folder in the same folder where all OneNote section is kept. Anytime you want to recover, just right click on that section and move, copy or merge into another section. When you click on NoteBook recycle bin it will display all the notes which you had deleted for that notebook since last 60 days. It is available under Share Tab of OneNote. OneNote creates a recycle folder in the same folder where all. Anytime you want to recover, just right click on that section and move, copy or merge into another section. This feature is turned on by default fo any new OneNote you create or have converted from Office 2007. It is available under Share Tab of OneNote.

In Office 2010 there is a new feature, Recycle Bin for OneNote is added. Every time you run it, another backup with a different date stamp in the name will be created.OneNote is a major life line for many Microsoft Office power users, specially who want a completely paperless office.However there was no recovery system available for OneNote in 2007 because of which when you delete any page or the notebook it was completely out of your hands. The new backup folders created will have English names, whereas the notebooks will remain in the original language.Īfter running the script, any recoverable data will be copied to the user's My Documents\OneNoteBackups\Backup_ folder. This script will only work if run by a user or if run as a user when deployed. PowerShell must be allowed to run on the PC. Keep the following in mind when using this script: You can use a deployable PowerShell script to automate steps 1-4 above. You can now continue to edit these notebooks in OneNote 2016.Īutomatically copy OneNote data (optional) Each notebook should have your most recent changes. Now every notebook that's recoverable should be opened in OneNote 2016. Repeat this for every folder under OneNoteBackups. In OneNote 2016, go to File > Open > Browse.īrowse to the Documents\OneNoteBackups folder.

Note: If you don't have OneNote 2016, you can install it here.
