%PDF-1.4 %âãÏÓ 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Count 2 /Kids [5 0 R 7 0 R] >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica >> endobj 4 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold >> endobj 5 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 6 0 R >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Length 5002 >> stream BT /F2 22 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (Delete Notebooks in Microsoft OneNote on Any) Tj ET BT /F2 22 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 762.89 Tm (Device) Tj ET BT /F2 11 Tf 0.72 0.14 0.18 rg 1 0 0 1 46 725.89 Tm (TechRounder PDF Edition) Tj ET BT /F1 9.5 Tf 0.36 0.39 0.46 rg 1 0 0 1 46 709.89 Tm (Live article: https://www.techrounder.com/how-to/delete-notebooks-in-microsoft-onenote-on-any-device/) Tj ET q 0.82 0.85 0.9 RG 1 w 46 691.39 m 549.28 691.39 l S Q BT /F1 10 Tf 0.24 0.27 0.32 rg 1 0 0 1 46 679.39 Tm (By Vipin PG | Published July 3, 2026 | Updated July 3, 2026 | Format: Guide | 3 min read) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.72 0.14 0.18 rg 1 0 0 1 46 656.39 Tm (Quick answer) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 636.39 Tm (OneNote has no delete button for entire notebooks because notebooks live on OneDrive, not inside the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 621.39 Tm (app itself. To delete one for good, close it in OneNote first, then go to OneDrive in a browser and delete) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 606.39 Tm (the notebook's folder there - this removes it from every device you're signed into, whether that's) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 591.39 Tm (Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, or the OneNote web app.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 566.39 Tm (If you've right-clicked a notebook in OneNote looking for a "Delete" option and only found "Close This) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 551.39 Tm (Notebook," you haven't missed anything - that option genuinely doesn't exist inside the app. Every) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 536.39 Tm (OneNote notebook is actually a folder stored on OneDrive, and OneNote is just showing you a synced) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 521.39 Tm (view of it. So to delete a notebook, you have to go to where it's actually stored: OneDrive. The steps) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 506.39 Tm (below work exactly the same no matter which device you're on, because the deletion always happens) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 491.39 Tm (on OneDrive's side.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 463.39 Tm (Step 1: Close the Notebook in OneNote First) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 439.39 Tm (Before deleting anything, close the notebook in OneNote itself. On Windows or Mac, right-click the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 424.39 Tm (notebook name in the sidebar and select Close This Notebook. On iPhone, iPad, or Android, tap and hold) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 409.39 Tm (the notebook and choose Close. This isn't strictly required, but skipping it can cause OneNote to throw) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 394.39 Tm (sync errors afterward, since it will keep trying to reach a notebook that no longer exists.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 366.39 Tm (Step 2: Open OneDrive in a Browser) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 342.39 Tm (Go to onedrive.com in any browser and sign in with the same Microsoft account you use in OneNote.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 327.39 Tm (This step is identical whether you're on a phone, tablet, or computer - you don't need a separate) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 312.39 Tm (OneDrive app, just a browser.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 284.39 Tm (Step 3: Find the Notebook's Folder) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 260.39 Tm (Inside OneDrive, navigate to Documents > OneNote Notebooks \(on some accounts it may just be a folder) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 245.39 Tm (called "Notebooks"\). Each notebook you've ever created shows up here as its own individual folder,) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 230.39 Tm (named exactly what you called it in OneNote.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 202.39 Tm (Step 4: Delete the Notebook) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 178.39 Tm (Select the notebook's folder, then click Delete from the toolbar, or right-click it and choose Delete) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 163.39 Tm (from the menu \(on mobile, tap the three-dot menu next to the folder\). Confirm the deletion when) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 148.39 Tm (prompted. The notebook is removed from OneDrive immediately, and within a short sync cycle it) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 133.39 Tm (disappears from OneNote on every device signed into that account.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 105.39 Tm (Step 5: Clear the Leftover Notebook From OneNote's Sidebar) Tj ET q 0.86 0.88 0.92 RG 1 w 46 42 m 549.28 42 l S Q BT /F1 8.4 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 30 Tm (TechRounder | Page 1 of 2) Tj ET BT /F1 7.2 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 19 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/pdf/blog/delete-notebooks-in-microsoft-onenote-on-any-device.pdf) Tj ET endstream endobj 7 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 8 0 R >> endobj 8 0 obj << /Length 2557 >> stream BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (Sometimes a deleted notebook lingers in OneNote's list for a while after you delete it from OneDrive.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 774.89 Tm (If that happens, open OneNote, go to File > Info \(Windows\) or your notebook list, find the leftover entry,) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 759.89 Tm (and remove or close it manually. This just clears the stale shortcut - the actual notebook and its content) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 744.89 Tm (are already gone.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 722.89 Tm (Changed your mind? Deleted notebooks sit in your OneDrive Recycle Bin for about 30 days. Go to) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 707.89 Tm (OneDrive, open the Recycle Bin from the sidebar, find the notebook, and select Restore to bring it back) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 692.89 Tm (exactly where it was.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 670.89 Tm (Note for Windows users: if a notebook was saved only to your computer rather than OneDrive, delete it) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 655.89 Tm (instead through File Explorer at Documents > OneNote Notebooks, right-click the notebook, and choose) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 640.89 Tm (Delete. That's a separate, simpler case from the OneDrive method above.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 612.89 Tm (Why This Works the Same on Every Device) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 588.89 Tm (The reason this method is device-agnostic isn't a coincidence - it's because OneNote never actually) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 573.89 Tm (stores your notebooks locally in a way the app controls. Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, and the web) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 558.89 Tm (app are all just different windows into the same OneDrive folder. Once you delete the folder there,) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 543.89 Tm (every version of OneNote you use simply stops finding it. That's the whole answer to deleting a) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 528.89 Tm (notebook in OneNote, regardless of which device you started from.) Tj ET q 0.86 0.88 0.92 RG 1 w 46 42 m 549.28 42 l S Q BT /F1 8.4 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 30 Tm (TechRounder | Page 2 of 2) Tj ET BT /F1 7.2 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 19 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/pdf/blog/delete-notebooks-in-microsoft-onenote-on-any-device.pdf) Tj ET endstream endobj xref 0 9 0000000000 65535 f 0000000015 00000 n 0000000064 00000 n 0000000127 00000 n 0000000197 00000 n 0000000272 00000 n 0000000414 00000 n 0000005467 00000 n 0000005609 00000 n trailer << /Size 9 /Root 1 0 R >> startxref 8217 %%EOF