OneNote Platform Data Protection & Recovery

Platform
Feature
Windows Mac iPad iPhone Android Web
Backup Yes - Automatic and Manual Yes - Automatic and Manual Coming soon
Early - Mid 2026
Coming soon
Early - Mid 2026
N/A N/A
Backup Frequency Daily by default Weekly N/A N/A N/A N/A
Backup Location File > Info > Open Backups File > Open Backups N/A N/A N/A N/A
Backup Retention 2 weeks 2 most recent copies N/A N/A N/A N/A
Recycle Bin Yes,
History > Notebook > Recycle Bin
Yes
Notebook > Deleted Notes
Yes
Notebook > View Deleted Notes
No
Deleted pages are visible on Win32 and MAC Recycle Bin location
N/A Yes
View > Deleted Notes
Recycle Bin Retention 60 days 60 days 60 days N/A N/A 60 days
Undo Yes
Ctrl + Z
Yes
Edit > Undo
Cmd + Z
Yes Yes Yes
(⋮) > Undo
Yes
Misplaced Sections Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sync Error Visibility Yes
InfoBar & Sync Status
File > Info > View Sync Status
Yes
InfoBar & Sync Error Dialog
Yes
InfoBar
Yes
InfoBar
Yes
InfoBar
Yes
InfoBar
Export Yes
File > Export
Limited
File > Save as PDF
Limited
Page-Level export to PDF
Limited
Page-Level export to PDF
Limited
Page level export
Page > Share > Send copy
Limited
Pages (All account)
File > Print
Notebook: (Personal OneDrive only)
Right-click the notebook name > Export notebook
Export Options Page
Section
Notebook
Page Page Page Page Pages (All account)
Notebook (Personal Account only)
Export Format OneNote Section
Word Document
PDF
XPS
Single File Web Page
PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF - (All Account)
OneNote Sections (Personal Account only)
Access OneNote Section (*.one) files Yes N/A
Except to access backups via File > Open Backups
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Save a Copy Feature Yes
File > Save a copy
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Save a Copy Endpoints Page
Section
Notebook
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Local Notebook Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A