- If you prefer a cleaner list of only the notebooks that you actively use, you can open the OneNote for desktop app and remove the deleted notebook from your list of notebooks. Open the OneNote desktop app and go to your list of notebooks. Right-click the notebook name, and then click Close this Notebook.
- Steps to Restore Delete OneNote Notes 1. First, search for OneNote in the start menu and open it. If you’ve pinned it to the taskbar, you can also click on it. After opening OneNote, go to the “View” tab appearing on the top navigation bar. Next, click on the “Deleted Notes” option appearing.
Recover Deleted Notes (Windows Store Version – UWP App) To recover a deleted note from OneNote Windows Store version, right-click on the note and select the option “ Restore To.” In the Restore Page window, select the notebook and section from the list and click on the button “ Restore.”.
© Brooke Fasani/Getty Images You can uninstall Microsoft OneNote on your PC or Mac in a few simple steps. Brooke Fasani/Getty ImagesDeleted Notes Onenote Recovery
- It's easy to uninstall Microsoft OneNote from your Windows or Mac computer if you no longer want to use the program.
- You can uninstall OneNote from your Windows PC through your computer Settings using the 'Add or remove programs' section.
- To uninstall OneNote on a Mac, drag OneNote to the Trash from within the Finder.
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OneNote is a popular note-taking app that's available on both the Mac and Windows as a free download or as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription.
If you install OneNote on your computer and later decide you no longer want to use it – perhaps you intend to switch to the web-based Evernote instead – you can uninstall it to free up room on your computer's hard drive.
Here's how to do it on a Mac and Windows PC.
How to uninstall OneNote from a Windows computer
1. Click Start.
2. Pick the Settings icon, which is shaped like a small gear.
3. When the Settings window appears, locate the 'Find a setting' search box at the top and type 'add or remove.'
4. Click 'Add or remove programs.'
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider This will appear in the drop-down menu. Dave Johnson/Business Insider5. Scroll through the list of installed programs and find OneNote or type 'OneNote' in the 'Search this list' box to filter the results.
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6. Click OneNote and then click 'Uninstall.'
7. Confirm your choice to uninstall.
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider OneNote will be uninstalled from your PC. Dave Johnson/Business Insider8. Select OneNote and then click 'Uninstall.'
How to uninstall OneNote from a Mac computer
1. In the Finder, click 'Applications.' You should see a list of all the apps installed on your computer.
2. Find OneNote and drag it to the Tash.
© Dave Johnson/Business Insider Make sure it lands in the Trash and not on your Dock. Dave Johnson/Business Insider3. If you have OneNote in the Dock on the desktop, drop the icon from the Dock to the Trash as well.
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While OneNote is indeed a fantastic Office application, it doesn't exactly work exactly like other Office apps all the time. When deleting a Word document or a PowerPoint presentation, the file goes into the Recycle Bin.
Understand the OneNote Recycle Bin
OneNote uses it's very own Recycle Bin, however, which is separate from the operating system. And while it's easy to use, it's not readily apparent where the OneNote Recycle Bin lives, or what some of it's options are.
But that's why we're here.
First, know that OneNote lets you recover notes or even entire pages of notes using the Undo keyboard combo of Ctrl+Z (if on a Windows machine) or Command+Z (if using a Mac).
Additionally, you can restore single pages or entire sections of notes by using the OneNote Recycle Bin. Opening the OneNote Recycle Bin will let you browse recently deleted notes and sections. It then let's you restore pages or sections by moving them back to their original notebook, or to another location of your choosing.
On the OneNote 16 version, you get to the Recycle Bin by visiting the History tab.
On the OneNote UWP version (Win 10, Mac), you access the Recycle Bin by going to the View tab.
What's more, get to the OneNote Deleted Items by using a couple clever little shortcuts.
To View recently Deleted Items
In any open notebook, do the following:To Restore recently deleted items
While viewing any page or section in the
Deleted Notes Onenote Account
And you can also perform some housekeeping from here. Just right click and choose 'Delete Permanently, as shown here. (You'll notice that I have several 'Untitled Pages' that were generated during demos, then deleted.)
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And remember, kids: OneNote is an essential part of that back-to-school kit. Not only does OneNote help keep all your notes in one place, it makes those notes easy to search, and the notes are available across multiple devices - you can easily sync your laptop notes to your iPhone, for example.
And perhaps best of all, OneNote is free. It's bundled on Windows 10 machines, and it's a free App Store download if you're using a Mac.
Whether in a classroom or meeting room, taking notes is a critical life skill. (In fact, it's never a bad idea to get really efficient with the apps you use every day.)
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