There are two easy ways to recover an unsaved file, and we’ll outline them both. The user interface may be a bit different between versions. Note: There are some differences between different versions of the Microsoft Office programs. You might just have to hunt around a bit for the actual commands. Also, the recovery feature has been around for a long time, so if you’re using an older version of an Office app, like Word 2016 or even Word 2007, you’ll still be able to attempt recovery. RELATED: Why Deleted Files Can Be Recovered, and How You Can Prevent It How to Recover an Unsaved Office Fileįor these instructions, we’re working in with the version of Microsoft Word included in Microsoft 365, but the steps are almost identical in other Microsoft 365 applications like Excel and PowerPoint. How can I recover a Word document I was working on when my computer crashed Click on the File tab Under Options, click Save. The internet is rife with complaints that Office 365 crashes just as frequently when people are trying to save to the Documents file on their computer’s hard drive, and also occurs when saving to Microsoft’s own One Drive, and also Google Drive, and any other way people can save their files. To do this, click on File, go down to account, click on office updates and choose to disable or not apply them automatically. That said, if you do run into a problem with an unsaved Office file, here’s how to recover it. Back up your computer regularly and consider turning on the file version feature in Windows. Also, you’d be well served to put some additional preventative measures in place before you actually run into this problem.
We’re not talking here about when you’ve actually deleted a file in Windows, though there are ways you might recover from that kind of mishap as well.
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