How to Delete a Note/Notebook on Evernote on App or Web

• How to Delete a Note on Evernote
• How to Delete a Notebook on Evernote
• Bonus Tip: How to Backup Evernote Before Deleting via MultCloud
• Conclusion

How to Delete a Note on Evernote

This part will show you the steps for deleting Evernote notes on the web client, your Windows or Mac computer, and your iPhone, iPad, or Android mobile devices. Before deleting, you need to know that Evernote now only supports deleting less than 100 notes at once.

Delete a Note on Web

Step 1. Go to the Evernote website and log in to your account.

Step 2. Choose Notes in the left sidebar and select the note you want to delete.

Step 3. Click the 3-dot icon in the upper-right corner and choose Move to Trash. Then, this note is removed from the Notes folder and saved in the Trash folder.

Delete a Note on Windows or Mac

Unlike deleting notes on the Evernote website, you can select multiple notes and delete them at a time on its desktop app.

Step 1. Download and install the Evernote desktop app.

Step 2. Log in to your Evernote account. Here you may see a prompt to tell you that a free can only log in to the account in one way. If you signed in to the account on its web, you have to log out.

Step 3. Select Notes in the left sidebar and select the note you want to delete. Then, click the 3-dot icon in the upper-right corner and choose Move to Trash to delete a note.

Delete a Note on iPhone, iPad, or Android

Step 1. Open the Evernote app on your mobile device and log in to your account.

Step 2. Choose the Notes tab and open the note you want to delete.

Step 3. Click the 3-dot icon in the upper-right corner and select Move to Trash in the menu. Then, this note is deleted from the Notes folder. This is also how to delete a note in Evernote on iPad and Android.

How to Delete a Notebook on Evernote

Deleting a notebook on Evernote is different from deleting a note. First of all, if you are in an Evernote Team, only the admin can delete the notebook. Besides, you cannot select multiple notebooks to delete even if you use the desktop app. What’s more, if you delete a notebook, the notes will be saved to the Trash as well, but the notebook will be deleted permanently.

Delete a Notebook on Web

Whether you wish to delete a notebook on your personal/professional/free account or your team account, you cannot delete the default notebook which is marked with a star.

In Free, Personal, or Professional Account

Step 1. Go to the Evernote website and log in to your account.

Step 2. Choose Notebooks in the left sidebar and click the 3-dot icon next to the notebook you want to delete.

Step 3. Select Delete notebook in the dropdown menu. Then, confirm to delete the notebook in the prompt.

In Evernote Teams

Step 1. Go to the Admin console and log in to it if you are the admin of your team.

Step 2. Select Notebooks and check the box beside the notebook you want to delete.

Step 3. Tap on Actions and choose Delete notebook.

Delete a Notebook on Windows or Mac

Although you can select multiple notes to delete with one click with the Evernote desktop app, you cannot select multiple notebooks. Therefore, you have to remove the notebook one by one.

Step 1. Open the Evernote desktop app.

Step 2. Select Notebooks in the left sidebar.

Step 3. Click the 3-dot icon next to the notebook you want to delete. Then, choose Delete notebook.

Step 4. Confirm to delete this notebook by clicking Delete in the prompt. Then, this notebook will be removed from your Evernote and notes inside will be moved to Trash.

Delete a Notebook on iPhone, iPad, or Android

Step 1. Go to the Evernote app on your mobile device.

Step 2. Select the Notebooks tab and open the desired notebook.

Step 3. Click the 3-dot icon and choose Delete notebook to delete this notebook and move the notes to the Trash folder.

Bonus Tip: How to Backup Evernote Before Deleting via MultCloud

It is always recommended to backup the notes before deleting them. You can choose to backup the notes to your local drive, an external hard drive, or a cloud drive. To backup Evernote to a cloud drive, using MultCloud will be a good try.

MultCloud is a free cloud management service where you can add 30+ cloud storage services, such as Evernote, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive, and manage all the cloud files with one login. As an Evernote user, you may know that Evernote only allows the free user to have one notebook. However, you can create new notebooks (folder on MultCloud) on MultCloud for free.

Besides, you can use MultCloud Cloud Backup to backup your notes and notebooks to another cloud. When you want to restore the notes or notebooks to Evernote, you can choose your preferred backup version and restore with one click. Moreover, you can schedule the backup task so that you can automatically save different versions of notes on another cloud.

Here is an example of using Cloud Backup to backup Evernote to Google Drive.

Step 1. Go to the MultCloud website and sign up for a free account.

Step 2. Add Evernote and Google Drive by clicking Add Cloud and the cloud logos.

Step 3. Select the Cloud Backup function in the left sidebar and choose Evernote in the FROM box and Google Drive in the TO box. Then, tap Backup Now to transfer all notes from Evernote to Google Drive.

Step 4. If you want to restore, find the backup task in Task List, click the 3-line button next to it, and select Restore. Then, you can choose a preferred backup and where to save the backup on Evernote.

Conclusion

In this post, you can learn how to delete a note on Evernote on iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and its website. Besides, there are also methods for deleting Evernote notebooks. Just go and delete the aimed notes or notebooks on Evernote with steps now!

Moreover, if you want to backup Evernote to another cloud, MultCloud deserves trying. It can automate the backup process and supports restoring with different versions. If you do not need the restore function, you can also use its Cloud Transfer and Cloud Sync functions. For example, if you want to sync Evernote to OneDrive, Cloud Sync can make the sync process in real-time.