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These notebooks were originally transferred to the laptop via the Shared
folder.
"transferred" is a little bit misleading, what you did was (in your own
words):
I merely opened each one in OneNote right from the Shared folder and upon
closing OneNote they became a part of it and were then listed in the OneNote
page and continue to be so.
Behind the curtains OneNote made a real copy to his cache, as I
described before. That's the reason why you don't find your *.one files
on the laptop, except your backup files. I didn't mention the backup
files because I doubt, they are up to date.
They all continue to open and function perfectly and did sync perfectly when
the desktop was running.
That's the way OneNote works.
However, I can not find them anywhere on the laptop except the ones that
were loaded upon OneNote install.
see above
The .one files are found only under the backup folder where I find all of
them with a .one file for each section file.
see above
I have read Bernds words yet am not sure just how to save the NoteBooks in
order to utilize them on the desktop.
The "save as" options to save a NoteBook indicate they are saved as a
.Onepkg file.
Does this type of file make them available to the desktop?
Not directly ;-) because they need further treatment ... (see down under)
I find in "properties" under each of the notebooks "transferred" from the
desktop their original address on the desktop.
That confirms what I said about your configuration.
Perhaps I should just wait until I get the desktop back, load OneNote,
determine the new address of notebooks then change the address of each on
the laptop and let them sync...... ??
I personally doubt, that it works ...
The useable results of "save as" continues to be unclear to me.
You could have "saved as" all your sections one for one.
To repeat myself: The name of the Notebook is only the name of a Windows
folder which contains the notebook sections in the form of corresponding
*.one files. So, if you have saved ALL sections of a notebook you have
saved the notebook.
BUT I have TESTED a simpler way for you:
Right click the notebook label(s) and Save As your complete notebooks
one for one as a *.onepkg file. Now make NO further changes to your
notebooks or you must repeat the save as.
After the restored desktop is at hand and the reinstallation of OneNote
is complete on it move your *.onepkg-files from your laptop to a
temporary place on the desktop using its Shared Folder.
Now open (one for one) the *.onepkg files on the desktop (!) by
doubleclick. Now OneNote will ask you where to place the notebook, use
the old place. Answer another question, that you will use this notebook
from other computers. OneNote then extracts the sections and creates the
*.one files. Now you have back your "originals" at the old place.
Now close all your restored notebooks on the laptop, for safety.
Now reopen the notebooks on the desktop using the shared folder as you
did that for the first time.
As a last step delete the *.onepkg files.
Bernd
