OneNote Backup: How to Save and Restore OneNote Database Folder

To backup OneNote, you can use the standard "Computer" plug-in. Here we tell you how to create a simplest OneNote backup task in the advanced task wizard mode that allows using file filters.

1. Start Handy Backup, and create a new task with the "Create" button or by pressing Ctrl+N.
2. Select a backup task on the Step 1. Mark the advanced mode checkbox. Click "Next".

3. On the left panel of Step 2, select the "Computer" plug-in from "Local or network drives" group.
4. Here, click on the "File filters" button on the bottom of the Step 2 window.
5. The new dialog will appear. Here, enter the masks *.one and *.onetoc2 into the "Include" field.

6. Click OK and return to the Step 2 window. Click on the "Computer" plug-in name.
7. A new window will appear where you can browse for OneNote folder.

Note: Alternatively, you can just selecting an entire drive, to allow Handy Backup automatically finding and selecting OneNote files by masks of name.

8. Mark this folder with a checkbox, and click OK. Return to the Step 2 window.
9. Click "Next" and go to Step 3. Here, select storage for your Microsoft OneNote backup.
10. Continue creating a backup task as described in the User Manual.

An advice: Please read more about such things as cloud backup and backup to NAS when considering where to save OneNote data. These articles will tell you how to backup OneNote online without extra troubles or extended job.

To restore OneNote backup folder, please follow the next instruction.

1. Open Handy Backup and create a recovery task on Step 1. Click "Next".
2. Select your OneNote backup location storage on the Step 2 and select a file backup.hbi .

3. Proceed to Step 3 and then to other steps. Handy Backup will create a restoration task.

Note: Handy Backup preserves uncompressed and unencrypted files and folders in original formats. This means that you can browsing, copying or even deleting your OneNote backup files with any file-managing tool, without a need for obligate restoration through Handy Backup!

Recovering OneNote Backup Files to another Location

If you want to make OneNote backup restore to a different folder than its origin, please create a recovery task in advanced mode. Then, on Step 3, click onto the "Change Location" button and select a desired new destination for your OneNote backup folder content.

By using this technique, you can transfer OneNote backup files to another PC, but for this task, you can also use synchronization. It is especially efficient when using the Server Network edition inside the same business-level network infrastructure!