Applies ToOneNote for Microsoft 365 OneNote for Microsoft 365 for Mac

You can recover a page or section up to 60 days after deletion. If you deleted a section group, you can recover the sections, just not the group. To recover a whole notebook, see Restore notes from a backup.

  1. Select the History tab and select Word W32 Trashcan button icon Notebook Recycle Bin.

  2. Right-click the page or section and choose  Move copy menu icon Move or Copy

  3. In the Move or Copy dialog box, choose where to put the recovered content and select Move

  4. To close the recycle bin, select  Word W32 Trashcan button icon Notebook Recycle Bin again. 

Tips: 

  • If you just deleted text, images, a page or section, press Ctrl+Z to undo. 

  • To restore content you deleted from a page, not the page itself, see Review and restore the history of a page

  • If you deleted a section group, recreate the group and then move the restored sections to it directly. 

  1. In OneNote for the web, you can recover a page; deleting a section is permanent and can't be undone.

  2. On the View tab, select Word W32 Trashcan button icon Deleted Notes.

  3. Right-click the page and select Move copy menu icon Restore

  4. In the Restore Page dialog, choose where to put the recovered content and select OK.

  5. Select Deleted Notes again to return to your notes. 

Tip: To restore content you deleted from a page, not the page itself, see Review and restore the history of a page.

You can recover a page or section up to 60 days after deletion. If you deleted a section group, you can recover the sections, just not the group. To recover a whole notebook, see Restore notes from a backup.

  1. On the View tab, select Word W32 Trashcan button icon Deleted Notes.

  2. Control-click the page or section and choose Restore To

  3. Choose where to put the recovered content and select Restore. (If Restore isn't enabled when selecting a notebook, double-click or press the down arrow and then the up arrow.)

Tips: 

  • If you just deleted text, images, a page or section, press ⌘+Z to undo. 

  • To restore content you deleted from a page, not the page itself, see Review and restore the history of a page.

  • If you deleted a section group, recreate the group and then move the restored sections to it directly. 

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