saving the order of my folders

[dr hal]

I am able to move folders around, however when I turn the computer off or
close one-note, I lose the order of my folders. Is there something that has
to be done to keep them in the correct order?

-losing my mind

 

[Erik Sojka]

Are you moving the folders within OneNote or in Explorer?

Assuming the former, OneNote *should* retain the order of the folders and
sections as you've laid them out.

Can you check in Explorer in one of the folders where you're having this
issue? Look in c:\documents and settings\<yourname>\My Documents\My
Notebook. There should be a Hidden/System file called "OneNote Table Of
Contents.onetoc" in each folder. This file stores among other things,
the placement of folders and sections in the current folder. See if that
file exists or has its modification date changed after each time you
arrange your folders in OneNote. Remember that this is a hidden file, so
you must have Explorer configured to see these files (Tools | Folder
Options | View | "Show Hidden Files and Folders").

 

[Olya Veselova (Microsoft, OneNote team)]

You might see this problem if you have the same OneNote notebook open on two
machines at the same time. OneNote will remeber the new ordering if it was
opened later than OneNote on the other machine.
So, one thing you can do is close OneNote on all machines. Then open it on
one of the machines, reorder you folders, and close it again.

Olya

 

[Erik Sojka (MVP)]

Good point; I ASSumed one PC...

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