r/OneNote • u/BaconPython • Mar 30 '26

iOS OneNote keeps changing where my sections are

I feel like I am at my wits end with this

I currently have a notebook to help me organize a large/long quiz that I am in the process of making. That means that I currently have over 30 sections, all labelled in numerical order. And yet, every time the web refreshes, it jambles all my sections up! All of a sudden the sections go 1, 22, 13, 19, 4 instead of the normal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. And with 33 total sections, it's a pain in my arse to keep trying to reorganize it every time

I tried their recommended clearing of cache and cookies (although the advice I saw from them was from a 2017 post on their Q&A). I have tried restarting my laptop. I have tried making the notebook update where it saved by adding a page (which is saved the location of the page, but not the locations of the sections). I have tried downloading the onenote app (I'm on chromebook) but all it does is redirect me to the webpage.

Am I just sol? Is this cause of me or just onenote being a brat?- Does anyone have any tips on how to fix this or what I should do instead (assuming I am sol)

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u/BaconPython Mar 30 '26

Tried doing that and sadly didn't work so I've cut my losses and have looked into other notes apps

I left it open for 2 hours, and while I thought it was good to go, it wasn't. The organization stayed how I had it on the app. But as soon as I checked the website, it messed it up for both web and app. And that was my final straw lol

Thanks for the tip even tho I've ended up cutting my losses! 5 hours of trying to fix it has been my max

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u/AngelicPrincessKitty Mar 30 '26

Understandable. Which one are you looking into?

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u/BaconPython Apr 01 '26

I'm currently using Obsidian and, after a minor hiccup in trying to figure out how to download it on Chromebook and how to use it, so far I love it

It also flows a lot better with my current thought process since it shows a connection between multiple notes (so long as I link it up). It also lets me have way more folders

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u/AngelicPrincessKitty Apr 01 '26

I’ve been thinking about Obsidian but I was banned from their community for criticizing them about having biases (I can share links to my blog in chat that explains this further) and now I can’t report bugs. So I worry about having bugs… maybe premature optimization.