What to do with legacy OneNote notebooks?

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I just migrated from Office 2010 (Windows 7) to Office 2019 Pro Plus (Windows 10). The latter no longer has the desktop version of OneNote, which has been replaced with OneNote for Windows 10, which is incompatible and works only with OneDrive.

Can I install just OneNote from the old Office 2010 DVD without installing the entire Office 2010 alongside Office 2019?  Would that solve my problem?

Would Evernote Basic (free) be a suitable solution?  Does it use local files instead of, or in addition to, cloud storage? The Windows version supposedly can import OneNote workbooks.

Any other solutions?

I’d greatly appreciate any input.

Gary

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You can install the desktop versions of OneNote free

64-bit OneNote 2016 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2024446
32-bit OneNote 2016 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2024197

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Follow-up: According to this Office Support article, you can download the OneNote 2016 desktop version for free.

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/install-or-reinstall-onenote-2016-for-windows-c08068d8-b517-4464-9ff2-132cb9c45c08

It also contains this note:

 Note: Starting in March 2020, when you install Office 365 or Office 2019, the OneNote desktop app will be installed alongside the Word, PowerPoint, and Excel desktop apps.

Well, the installation worked. So, I guess that solves my problem.

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Yes, if you install the Office 365 it will remove OneNote 2016 but you can always re-install and it works. Save the download file for future use 🙂

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