I use OneNote for keeping all my personal records and web clippings.
It is easy to search and works just fine (except for the mobile option which I don’t really need).
For some reason my main workbook locked up. I could view everything but could not edit or add any new notes.
It just produced the message…
This section contains changes that cannot be synced because access to the section file is denied. correct the file permissions or save your copy of this section elsewhere.
It tried waiting a while, then restarting the system – nothing worked.
Well there may be some clever way to overcome the problem but I certainly could not find it and I didn’t have the time.
I went for the brutal but simple option of creating a new workbook. Then I right clicked in each of the sections in the locked workbook and selected “Save as”, choosing a file location in the new workbook.
Not clever – but it worked.
This problem happens on some Sharepoint sites when the server is somewhat loaded. This issue has been addressed in the OneNote SP1 release.
Here are some workaround steps that you can try the following-
Restart OneNote on that machine and force a sync after restarting (F9).
The error should clear-up, although it’s possible that the server is still responding slowly and you have to do it again. If it doesn’t, you can close that notebook on that PC and re-open it.
Please let me know if this still doesnt solve the issue.
thanks!
Hi Subha,
Thanks for your comments – Yes I researched the web for possible solutions and found references to Sharepoint – but I am not, I believe, using Sharepoint.
I have also tried Microsoft Update and no updates for my OneNote 2007 are listed.
If it happens again I will try your suggestion to simply close the notebook and re-open it. I had tried a system restart but without success.
Can you elaborate on the location of the notebook? Any clarification on the following lines will help
a. Kind of server thats hosting the locked notebook
b. OS used
c. OneNote version
Thanks!
Subha
Hello again Subha,
I hope to answer your questions….
I run OneNote on a single Vista PC. The OneNote notebook resides on the same PC.
No other PC is ioncvolved and I do not host the notebook on a separate server PC!
The version is listed as OneNote 2007 (12.0.4518.1014) MSO (12.0.6017.5000).
Hope this helps.
Thanks for clarifying the notebook location.Can you pls give me some more information?
a. Please navigate to the section/notebook in explorer and send me the link from the explorer window.
b. Right-click on the notebook in OneNote and choose to ‘copy hyperlink to this notebook’. Please send me this hyperlink address too.
Thanks for your patience and for using OneNote!!
-Subha
Hi Subha
Thanks for your comments…
a. I don’t see any Explorer Window when using OneNote – where might I find it!
b. Here is the hyperlink for my current successfully working (!) notebook:
onenote:///D:\Files\Documents\OneNote%20Notebooks\WorkBook2
Hope this helps
I wonder if this is related to a problem I’m having with Vista.
I am using OneNote 2007 and have a shared Notebook on Sharepoint.
The shared notebook is accessible from OneNote 2007 on XP, but not from another machine running OneNote 2007 on Vista Business. However, I can browse to the OneNote notebook on that machine and am offered a login/password challenge – which is correct.
Using Add Network Place or the connect to OneNote notebook link that OneNote provides just throws up the message “the folder name is not valid”
I have no idea what Webdav is but it seems my problem is very similar (found this through Google – VISTA – Can’t use HTTP Web Folders (WebDav).
What can I do?
Hi Richard,
I’m not sure I can help but here are two comments….
1. Are you trying to access the OneNote notebook from the second (“another”) machine whilst you are still using it on the first machine?
If you are, then perhaps OneNote is not able to support simultaneous access to a notebook from two different PCs.
2. You may need to set permissions on the shared notebook so that access is allowed from your Vista Business PC.
Also, you may need to take care in setting permissions. Often permissions need to be set to allow access for the OneNote files (eg MyNotes.one) AND the folder containing the files and the folder containing that folder etc…
If I had the problems you describe this is where I would start. Hope it helps.
The OneNote notebook is hosted on a hosted SharePoint server on the web – designed to support multiple connections simultaneously.
The problem is getting Vista to work the way XP works.
I’ve had a similar problem. I have recently bought a laptop with a Microsoft One Note 2007 trial and I created a notebook. But now One Note has locked, it won’t let me create any new notebooks, edit existing ones or do anything at all. I don’t think I use SharePoint and it won’t let me sync. Is there any way I can get it working again without losing the notebook?
I have reported a similar issue here. Still no working resolution. Basically, Vista + OneNote 2007 = no access to my shared notebooks on sharepoint.
I can see why people are so reluctant to “upgrade” to Vista. It seems nifty, but basic functionality available in XP is crippled for too many of us.
https://connect.microsoft.com/onenote/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=317580
same thing here, i have a new laptop with vista and onenote. i started using it right away for notes and a private journal, and now it is all locked up and i can’t make new notes or edit old ones. i can see them though. i hope there is a solution soon! i really like the onenote program.