Recovery Toolbox for OneNote
Recovery Toolbox for OneNote helps you to repair corrupted Microsoft Office OneNote files.
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How to repair OneNote records and data
Updated: 2025-05-09A step-by-step manual for the recovery of a corrupted database of Microsoft OneNote records. How to extract data from damaged .onenote files:
- Download Recovery Toolbox for OneNote from here: http://recoverytoolbox.com/download/RecoveryToolboxForOneNoteInstall.exe
- Install Recovery Toolbox for OneNote on your computer
- Start Recovery Toolbox for OneNote
- Please select a damaged OneNote file on first page of repair wizard in Recovery Toolbox for OneNote
- Press on Analyze button
- Program will read and analyze a damaged file a several minutes. Later you can see list of recovered records and media files
- Select path of save folder
- Press on Save button
How to recover OneNote files
Recovery Toolbox for OneNote is repair software for damaged OneNote data files (.one/.onenote files). OneNote data recovery software can successfully restore notes, images, media files, attachments, etc. from corrupted .ONE/.ONENOTE (OneNote) files.
Recovery Toolbox for OneNote features:
- Repairs all ONE, ONENOTE version files
- Saves extracted data as separate files
- Compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows
- Does not require Microsoft OneNote to be installed
- Simple and easy to use interface
The OneNote file repair utility analyzes the structure of .one/.onenote files and identifies the stored objects. Then, the OneNote repair software saves the records and objects in separate files, automatically.
Recovery Toolbox for OneNote reads the corrupted OneNote section and saves the objects from it. Then, you can fix the corrupted OneNote file by reconstructing it from the saved objects, pictures, images, media files and records.
The recovery process in Recovery Toolbox for OneNote consists of several simple steps:
- Specify the damaged file that you want to recover data from. Just select the file on disk.
- Automatically analyze the structure of the file and output a list of the recoverable objects detected
- Specify the name and location of the output folder for storing the recovered data.
How to Restore Microsoft OneNote Database After Corruption
To restore data from a damaged Microsoft OneNote record database, you can use the latest backup or try to use Recovery Toolbox for OneNote. With a high probability, Recovery Toolbox for OneNote can restore files from the OneNote database to its original state before corruption. To test this statement, it is necessary to:
- Download, install, and run the DEMO version of Recovery Toolbox for OneNote.
- Select *.one/*.onenote file with Microsoft OneNote records.
- Run an analysis of the damaged OneNote database.
- Review the list of recovered files.
- Select a folder to export recovered files.
- Save data - available in the full version.
How to Fix OneNote
If you need to fix OneNote with records, Recovery Toolbox for OneNote can do this in a couple of clicks. Fixing OneNote—Microsoft OneNote note storage - takes place by copying and revising files from the damaged OneNote database to new files on disk. The tool doesn’t restore or modify existing OneNote databases. All data transfers to the new files on disk.
Requirements:
- Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10/11 or Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016 and above
Note: Recovery Toolbox for OneNote does not repair the content of password protected Microsoft OneNote .one or .onenote files.
Screenshots:

Selection of a damaged file

Analysis of the damaged OneNote file and extraction of image files

Saving of recovered notes

Recovery log
Errors:
This OneNote file repair software can fix errors like:
- This file does not appear to be a OneNote file: Do you want to try to open it anyway?
- OneNote may need to repair the file in order to read it.
- Error code: 0xE0000138 - This OneNote section file appears to be corrupted.
How it Works:
Download software from website. Download
Start Install software:
- Press on downloaded installation file in browser
- Select a downloaded installation file in Windows Explorer and press Enter or double click on it.
Please confirm warning message:

Run installation wizard:






Run program:
- Double click on icon on desktop
or
- Select from main menu: Start | Programs | Recovery Toolbox for OneNote | Recovery Toolbox for OneNote

Please select a damaged OneNote file on first page of repair wizard in Recovery Toolbox for OneNote:

Press on Analyze button:

Please confirm a start of recovery process:

Program will read and analyze a damaged file a several minutes. Later you can see list of recovered records and media files.

Press on Next button:

Select path of save folder:

Press on Save button:

On last page shows a detailed log of recovery process:

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Online help:
Recovery Toolbox for OneNote (Download) is one of the latest additions to the company's growing collection of ultra-compact and highly efficient recovery tools for a wide range of Microsoft products. This new tool will help you recover data from damaged Microsoft OneNote files format. The product was created with ease of use and speed of operation in mind, which makes it a perfect tool for a very wide general audience with little to no data recovery experience. The developers of the program focused on simplifying the interface of the program to the greatest possible extent and making it completely self-explanatory. However, this guide contains a detailed overview of the recovery process and the steps you need to take to restore data from a corrupted .ONE file. Please refer to this document prior to using the program or contacting technical support with an issue report.
Should Recovery Toolbox for OneNote appear incapable of retrieving your notes, feel free to use the Send source file command from the main program menu. The software will attach the current file to a new email message (using the default email client) and send it directly to the program developers. Once the file is received by the company's technical support team, they will attempt to recover your data and will use this opportunity to improve the program's recovery engine and algorithms. They will get in touch with you as soon as possible with an update on the results of their effort.
Note that the recovery process may take some time - larger notes files will take longer to analyze and process, especially on slower CPU's.
Please find below a detailed usage guide for Recovery Toolbox for OneNote. Please read it attentively before using the program - it provides answers to the majority of typical questions about the program. Should you still have questions about Recovery Toolbox for OneNote, please do not hesitate to contact our support department. We will be glad to assist you with your problem.
OneNote file recovery

1. Selection of a damaged file
The first step of the wizard allows you to select the damaged file you want to recover data from. This can be done in one of the following ways:
- By entering the name of the damaged OneNote file and its path into the input field located in the center of the program screen;
- By using the standard dialog that can be opened by clicking an icon to the right of the input field;
- By selecting one of the previously used files from the dropdown list that can be opened by clicking a small button with a downward arrow in the right part of the input field.
Once the damaged OneNote file has been selected, you can proceed to the next step by clicking the Analyze button at the bottom of the program window. The program will prompt for a confirmation and will move forward once it's received.
2. Analysis of the damaged OneNote file and extraction of image files
This step of the wizard is almost completely automated. Recovery Toolbox for OneNote will scan the structure of the selected notes file and show a list of images it has managed to identify as recoverable. Their quantity and total size are shown under the list. You can check/uncheck items on the list manually or use the Check All / Uncheck All commands from the popup menu that appears when you right-click anywhere on the list. Once you've made your selections, click Next to proceed to the next (and final) step of the process.


At this point, you will need to specify the name and location of the output folder that will be used for storing the recovered data snapshots. Similarly to specifying the name of the damaged file, this selection can be made in one of the three ways (see above). Please note that the DEMO version DOES NOT save recovered files. To remove this limitation, please purchase the full version of the program.
Once the files have been recovered and saved to the specified destination folder, Recovery Toolbox for OneNote shows a summary screen with detailed information about this recovery session. You can now quit the program by clicking the Exit button or go back to the file selection step using the Back button.
You can now navigate to the specified output folder and view your files.
As shown in the example, Recovery Toolbox for OneNote employs a 1-2-3 approach to recovering data. If, however, you still need assistance with recovering your OneNote data, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us - we'll respond as soon as possible!
Buying Recovery Toolbox for OneNote:
Site License
for using on several computers of the customer (up to 100 electronic devices) in one building or distributed between several buildings
- An email with a registration code and instructions for activating this code will be sent to the user immediately after the payment confirmation.
- An email with a registration code will be sent from several different mail servers to prevent messages from appearing in SPAM filters. Accordingly, a possible duplication of registration letters received in the user's mailbox.
- To activate the registration code, you need to run the application in Windows under a user with Administrator rights.
- The number of Personal, Business or Site licenses activated simultaneously must not exceed the number of purchased licenses.
- We sell software via registration services PayPro Global and Noventiq. That is why not Recovery Toolbox, but the corresponding company will be specified in the payment documents.
The purchased registration key is valid for all 2.x versions of Recovery Toolbox for OneNote.
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Business License - 1 Year prolongation
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Resources:
- Microsoft OneNote on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_OneNote
- Official website of Microsoft OneNote: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app
- Microsoft OneNote Blog: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2014/02/21/onenote-and-onedrive-one-happy-family/
- Community: http://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365/ct-p/microsoft365
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Customer's reviews and ratings:
Data recovery is too easy
very useful
I thought they were restoring the OneNote database immediately. But the program could only pull files from the database and nothing else. Now I manually insert files into new notes.
Wow, it's been a year since I've been using your software. I decided to buy an extension because the program is useful and still relevant to me. Thanks.
The repairing process went very quickly, but not smoothly. Separately repaired images of manual notes had to be inserted manually into the notes.
It can help you fix errors in your OneNote diary, but sometimes it's worth checking all the pages after repairing. Either my drawing (handwritten) was removed, or I deleted it myself.
The ransomware virus broke my OneNote notes, I had to get rid of old diaries. I only recovered a couple of actual notes.
Thanks for fixing corrupted handwritten notes in OneNote.
Ahah, a window popped up in MS OneNote asking you to click here to repair the damaged partition. After I pressed it, I immediately threw it out of the program and when opening the file showed another error "Damaged lost data". Eternal troubles with this OneNote, Microsoft, as always, in its own style! As for the recovery tool, I can say one thing: it recovers the file quickly, but I haven’t needed it yet. I just tried the trial version of the program.
After deleting one page, my OneNote book broke and now it does not open it. After recovering, the file opens, but now on some pages some handwritten notes have not been restored, you can help me, I will send you the restored and damaged .onenote file. I would like to recover deleted handwritten notes
This program helped me extract data from a damaged .ONENOTE file. Microsoft OneNote 2007 stopped opening my diary, the error "This Section is corrupt" popped up. Pictures were extracted to a folder, and the diary itself was restored.
After recovering the computer, there were problems opening Microsoft OneNote, writes: “It looks like this section file is damaged. OneNote may be able to fix this, but for now, you should avoid working here (error code: 0xE00001BB)." Somehow OneNote lost the partition because the file was corrupted. The program can recover the .onenote file by extracting the data. Not very convenient, but it will.
The software work like insurance for me. My OneNote records was saved!
Tool can extract only files and texts from .onenote file. Only!
I obtained it for some seconds and till now I've been using it without any failures.
It's time to update my computer, Recovery Toolbox for OneNote slowly works on it.
I'm sure my notebooks will be in order for long time!!!!!!