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One Note: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\OneNote\12.0

Anonymous
2010-06-30T14:44:37+00:00

Hello -

I store my onenote notebooks on my M: drive (local path)...

I notice that I have a folder called: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\OneNote\12.0

in which I have 1.5 GB of audio files.

Can I delete these without affecting my onenote notebooks?

Thanks...

John

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Anonymous
2010-06-30T15:24:07+00:00

No, do NOT delete these files.  This is the cached copy of the files that are embedded in your notebook.  If you delete them, you will almost certainly corrupt your notebooks and embedded files they hold.

If you want to clean out this folder, go to OneNote and delete the embedded audio files from the page there.

John Guin [msft]

OneNote Test Team

http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-01-05T02:49:04+00:00

    I've got a similar question... how can I remove the cached files? 

    I guess I don't understand, if the audio is saved with the notebooks, and backing up the notebooks on M is sufficient, why would removing the cached files be a problem?  Is there any way to remove them?

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-09-15T16:46:45+00:00

    Hi John -

    How can I clear the cached files?  I just don't need 2 GB of space taken up by audio files I haven't accessed in 2 years.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-07-02T02:12:44+00:00

    Hi Joe,

    1. Yes, they are stored in the same location as the notebook as well as in the cache.  If you back up the M drive (assuming that is where the notebook is), then they will get backed up as well.

    2.  Yes, but File | Backup also will have them backed up for a short period of time.  That time varies with how often the notebook gets edited.

    I'll also point out you can change where the onenote backups are kept in tools \ options \ save and backup.

    Hope this helps,

    John Guin [msft]

    OneNote Test Team

    http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-06-30T18:16:18+00:00

    Hi John --

    Thanks for the quick reply...

    Let me ask a couple of other questions based on your response. 

    1. Are the audio files stored in the M drive as well?  If I am making a backup of the M drive, is that enough, or do I need to backup this folder as well?
    2. If I delete the embedded audio files from within onenote, then I am deleteing them for good, right?

    I was just trying to figure out why oenote stores two copies of the audio files...

    Thanks :)

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