Lost one note work - but only some.

Hello Laura,

I'm sorry this has happened, especially with your college work due so soon. Since the page is still there but some of its content is missing, let's first check whether an earlier version can recover your work.

1. Check previous versions of the page

If you're using the OneNote desktop app on Windows:

Open the affected page.

Select the History tab, then Page Versions.

Look for a version from yesterday, before the work disappeared.

Open the earlier version and check whether your missing content is there.

If you find it, copy the missing content into your current page rather than restoring the entire older version. This will help preserve the work that is still visible.

If you're using OneNote in a browser, open the View tab and select Page Versions instead.

2. Check the notebook online

Open the same notebook in OneNote for the web using the same account.

Check whether yesterday's work is visible there. If it is, the desktop app may not have synchronized the latest changes correctly.

If the work is still missing, don't close the notebook or force a sync yet. First, check whether any unsynchronized changes remain on your computer.

Fix issues when you can't sync OneNote

3. Check deleted notes and available backups

If an entire page or section was deleted, open History, select Notebook Recycle Bin, and look for it. Deleted pages and sections are generally retained for up to 60 days.

If you're using the desktop app and the previous versions don't contain your work, select File, Info, then Open Backups to check whether an earlier notebook backup is available.

Recover deleted notes in OneNote

Restore notes from a backup

Laura, could you confirm whether you're using the OneNote desktop app or OneNote in your web browser? Also, did you make the missing changes on this same computer, or on another device?

That will help narrow down the safest way to recover your work.

Best Regards