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NYOneNote
Copper Contributor
Jun 07, 2025

Transfer OneNote Ownership

A while ago I started a OneNote notebook using my work email address. I shared that notebook out to my personal address. Now I want to transfer ownership to have it be with my personal email addre...
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Kidd_Ip
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Jun 18, 2025

There is no direct support but export and reimport approach:

 

  1. Open the notebook in OneNote 2016 (desktop version).
  2. Go to File > Export.
  3. Under Export Current, choose Notebook.
  4. Select OneNote Package (*.onepkg) as the format.
  5. Save the file locally.
  6. Switch to your personal account, open OneNote, and import the .onepkg file.
  7. Move the notebook to your personal OneDrive using File > Share.