OneNote Platform Data Protection & Recovery

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