Steps To Recover Your Ms Office Document

There could be several situations when you might lose your Microsoft Word document while working on it. In case, your computer has encountered some error that forces the document to quit or the document has been closed by you without saving the changes, etc. This article will shed some light on the ways that will help you to recover the lost document.

Some documents are not recoverable; therefore some of the document might not be recovered following these methods.

To recover the lost file, follow these steps, as appropriate for the version of Microsoft Windows that you are running.

Method 1:

Windows Vista

• Click Start, type the name of the document in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
• If you are able to locate the document in the file list, double-click the document to open it in Word.
• Click Start, type *.doc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
• Continue to Method 2, if unable to locate the document in the file list.

Microsoft Windows XP

• Click Start, click Search, and then go to Files or Folders.
• Type the file name in the Search for files or folders named box.
• Click My Computer, in the Look in box
• Click on Search Now, if still unable to locate the file, move to next step for all Word documents.
• To view all Microsoft Office Word 2007 document, type *.doc.
• Click Search Now. In case, you are unable to locate the file, check for it in Recycle Bin. You might locate your file in it.

Method 2:

If the "Always create backup copy" option has been chosen by you, you may be able to recover the backup copy of the file.

• Locate the folder in which the missing file was saved.
• Look for the files with the .wbk file name extension.

If you are able to find the file that is named "Backup of" followed by the name of the file you are looking for, recover the file. But in case, there is no .wbk file in the original folder, look for the computer for any .wbk files. Follow the steps given below:

Windows Vista

• Click Start, type * .wbk in the Start Search box, and press ENTER.
• Search for the backup document in the File list and open it once located.

Windows XP

• Click Start, click Search, and then click For Files and Folders.
• Type *.wbk in the Search for files or folders named box.
• Click My Computer, in the Look in box.
• Click Search Now.

Limitations

Follow these steps carefully. You might not able to recover the file in case you miss any of the above mentioned steps.

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