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Copper Contributor

Jun 05, 2017

OneNote 2016 data files location

I have OneNote 2016 for Desktop Win10 set to save data files in c:\Users\joe\Documents\Onenote Notebooks but when I look there with file explorer I do not see any files. Where are the data fil...

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Mike Fells

Copper Contributor

Oct 16, 2017

Hi Salvatore.

I'm sorry for not getting this! I did create my Notebooks in the cloud, by specifying a folder within my OneDrive local store. Was that the problem? i.e. that I specified the local store?

When I create NoteBooks it asks if I want to share with others so I do seem to be in the cloud.

But I cannot find a OneNote file anywhere on my PC (looking for extension ".one") All I have are shortcuts to the cloud.

Ireally need to have this data locally and it sounds as though that is do-able ... I just don't understand how to do it! I *am* willing to do whatever it takes if you can point me or otherwise advise.

I really appreciateyour help.

Many thanks,

Salvatore Biscari

Silver Contributor

Oct 16, 2017

Hi Mike.

The sync mechanism of OneNote is independent of the sync mechanism of OneDrive and is somehow "hidden".

So, you will not see locally (nor online) the single files that constitute a notebook, but only "stubs".

Nevertheless, the notebook will be actually stored in the cloud and will be actually synced locally in some hidden location. Please follow carefully the steps in the article I posted above.

If you want, you can also create a local backup of the notebook, and in such a case you will get in the backup folder the single files that constitute the notebook (at a point in time, of course - not live).

Hope it helps...