Notebooks Backup in OneNote is no longer working

Anonymous
2016-08-26T13:12:18+00:00

Automatic and manual backups is no longer working in OneNote!

File > Option > Save & Backup > 'Back Up All Notebooks Now' does not trigger anything :/

Backup Folder: C:\Users\*name*\OneNote

(16.07167.2040)

Any thoughts?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-02-15T08:51:37+00:00

    I take back my last post. I clicked OK to save the opton changes and came back in and this time the backup worked. Weird why a Sharepoint option has anything to do with it since I don't use Sharepoint.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-02-15T07:41:45+00:00

    FYI this was bothering me for months. Here is the fix:

    1. Go to OneNote options
    2. Save and Backup
    3. Make sure Back up notebooks stored on SharePoint IS CHECKED. If it's not checked, I experienced the same behavior as you described. 

    Drove me nuts, but I hope this helps :)

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-12-02T13:37:59+00:00

    And the bug is back for me as well, no way I can fix it after trying all the suggestions above

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-11-18T01:12:46+00:00

    To isolate the concern, we would like to know if you're receiving any error messages. If yes, send us a screenshot.

    Regards.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-11-09T10:15:54+00:00

    Hi John,

    Thanks for the reply but I have tried both options of repair and complete uninstall from control panel and re-install. The symptoms remain the same. I tried closing all the notebooks and re-opening one of the smaller ones and still it only backs up Quicknotes.

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