Find Your Microsoft, Work, or School Account
Because you can use the OneNote desktop app with multiple accounts, you’ll need to know which account created which notebook. If you’re unsure which account you use with OneNote, sign in at OneNote Online with each account until you see the notebook you want to delete.
To find the notebook you want to delete:
Open a web browser. Go to Office. com. Select Sign in. Sign in with your Microsoft, work, or school account username and password. Go to the apps list and select OneNote. Look for the notebook in the My Notebooks list. If you see the notebook you want to delete, delete the notebook in either OneNote Online or OneDrive. If you don’t see the notebook, sign out, and then sign in with one of your other accounts.
How to Delete Notebooks in OneNote Online
If you’re familiar with OneNote Online, use the web app to delete the notebook file.
To use OneNote Online to delete a notebook:
Open a web browser and sign in at Office. com. Go to the apps list and select OneNote. On the right side of the page, select Manage and Delete. Select the Documents folder. Hover over the notebook that you want to delete and select the check box. Select Delete. If you accidentally deleted a notebook, select Undo. Another way to restore a notebook you’ve accidentally deleted is to go to the Recycle bin, select the notebook, and then select Restore.
How to Delete a Notebook You’ve Synced to Your Computer
When you sync OneDrive to your computer, you’ll find shortcuts to your notebooks in Windows File Explorer. To view these shortcuts, open File Explorer, go to the OneDrive folder, and then open the Documents folder. Alternatively, select the OneDrive icon in your System Tray and select Open Folder.
You can’t delete these OneNote shortcuts. To remove OneNote notebooks, go to OneDrive.com and delete the notebooks from your cloud storage space.
How to Remove a Notebook From the OneNote List
To prevent the OneNote desktop app from syncing a deleted notebook, close the item. If you don’t close the notebook, a syncing error will occur.
Open the OneNote desktop app. Select Show Notebook List. Right-click the notebook you want to remove from the list. Select Close This Notebook. You can also remove existing notebooks from the list. Closing a notebook does not delete it. If you don’t see the notebook in the list, select More Notebooks.
