{"id":228,"date":"2013-07-22T05:39:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T05:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2021-05-14T06:08:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T06:08:50","slug":"how-to-recover-lost-word-documents-word-file-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/how-to-recover-lost-word-documents-word-file-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Word File Recovery: Recover Lost \/Deleted Word Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Word documents get lost in Windows 10\/8\/7? Don\u2019t be panic; you can recover lost, deleted or unsaved word documents easily and safely. This guide provides multiple solutions to help you get back lost Word documents, and it works on Word 2003\/2002\/2007\/2010\/2013\/2016\/2019\/users.<\/p>\n<h1>Scenarios that need Word file recovery<\/h1>\n<p>It\u2019s really a painful experience if an important Word file gets lost. Therefore, it\u2019s necessary to learn some Word file recovery skills to recover lost Word documents. This article explains steps that you can use to try to recover the lost document.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accidental deletion of important files;<\/li>\n<li>Formatting partition \/ disk<\/li>\n<li>Virus \/ malware destroy<\/li>\n<li>Unsaved Word documents after editing<\/li>\n<li>Application errors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Method 1: Recover deleted Word documents from Recycle Bin<\/h1>\n<p>Sometimes a Word file may be deleted by accident, for our fingers often act before the brain warms up. If the file is deleted just from hard disk and it is easy to recover it from \u201cRecycle Bin\u201d: go to the Recycle Bin and locate the lost Word file, and then right click it to select \u201cRestore\u201d.<\/p>\n<h1>Method 2: Recover deleted \/ lost Word document files using free data recovery software<\/h1>\n<p>What if the Word file is deleted by \u201cShift + Del\u201d keys or the \u201cRecycle Bin\u201d is emptied after the deletion? The deleted file can\u2019t be restored from \u201cRecycle Bin\u201d, then the third-party Word recovery software Eassos Recovery Free will be the best choice to recover Word document.<\/p>\n<p>If the Word file is deleted, the best way is to use Eassos Recovery Free to recover data. This program is powerful enough to recover deleted or formatted Word files as long as files are not overwritten.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/eassos-recovery-free.php\">Eassos Recovery Free<\/a> is by far the most effective and easy-to-use Word file recovery software, which empowers you to recover DOC, DOCX documents without any difficulty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Launch Eassos data recovery software, select the recovery mode depending on data loss causes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2882 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unformat-hard-drive-01.png\" alt=\"Word File Recovery: Recover Lost \/Deleted Word Documents\" width=\"650\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unformat-hard-drive-01.png 650w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unformat-hard-drive-01-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unformat-hard-drive-01-386x300.png 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Select the disk where lost Word documents were stored and click <strong>Next<\/strong> to search for lost data.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2883 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unformat-hard-drive-02.png\" alt=\"Word File Recovery: Recover Lost \/Deleted Word Documents\" width=\"650\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unformat-hard-drive-02.png 650w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unformat-hard-drive-02-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/unformat-hard-drive-02-374x300.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: A full and quick scanning will start; during which you can preview files you see. The following screenshot of Eassos recovery software is previewing a Word document.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/raw-drive-data-recovery05.jpg\" alt=\"Word File Recovery: Recover Lost \/Deleted Word Documents\" width=\"700\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/raw-drive-data-recovery05.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/raw-drive-data-recovery05-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/raw-drive-data-recovery05-386x300.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Select files you want to recover and click \u201c<strong>Recover<\/strong>\u201d button to retrieve them back.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2856 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/recover-formatted-SD-card-04.png\" alt=\"Word File Recovery: Recover Lost \/Deleted Word Documents\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/recover-formatted-SD-card-04.png 900w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/recover-formatted-SD-card-04-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/recover-formatted-SD-card-04-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/recover-formatted-SD-card-04-386x300.png 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Other methods to recover deleted \/ lost Word document files<\/h1>\n<p>Microsoft Word documents may get lost in some situations. For instance, Word file may be lost if an unexpected error occurs that forces Word to quit, if you encounter a power failure while editing, or if you close the document without saving changes.<\/p>\n<h2>Search for the original document<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Click \u201cStart\u201d, click \u201cSearch\u201d, and then click \u201cFor Files or Folders\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>In the Search for files or folders named box, type the file name.<\/li>\n<li>In the Look in box, click \u201cMy Computer\u201d (the searching range can be narrowed down if you know that the lost Word file is in a specific area,).<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cSearch Now\u201d. If the Search Results box does not contain the file, proceed with the following steps to search for all Word documents.<\/li>\n<li>In the Search for files or folders named box, type \u201c*.doc\u201d. For Microsoft Office Word 2007 documents or Word 2010 documents, type \u201c*.docx\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cSearch Now\u201d. \u00a0If the \u201cSearch Results\u201d box does not contain the file, view the \u201cRecycle Bin\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Search for Word backup files<\/h2>\n<p>If the operation \u201cAlways create backup copy\u201d is selected, then there may be a backup copy of the file. To set this function, click \u201cOptions\u201d on the \u201cTools\u201d menu, and then click the tab \u201cSave\u201d. In In Word 2007, choose \u201cWord Options\u201d from the \u201cOffice\u201d button. In Word 2010, choose \u201cOptions\u201d from the \u201cFile\u201d menu. To find the backup copy of the file, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Locate the folder where you last saved the lost file;<\/li>\n<li>Search for the file with the \u201c.wbk\u201d file name extension.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you find any files that have the name \u201cBackup of\u201d followed by the name of the missing file, then follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Start Word and click items \u201cFile\u201d and \u201cOpen\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>Point to the arrow in the Files of Type box, click \u201cAll Files *.*\u201d, select the file and then click \u201cOpen\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If there\u2019s no .wbk file in the original folder, search the computer for any .wbk files. To do this, take the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click\u00a0\u201cStart\u201d, point to\u00a0\u201cSearch\u201d, and then click\u00a0\u201cFor Files or Folders\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0Search for files or folders named\u00a0box, type \u201c*.WBK\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0\u201cLook in\u201d\u00a0box, point to the arrow, and then click\u00a0\u201cMy Computer\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0\u201cSearch Now\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Search for AutoRecover files<\/h2>\n<p>If the method above does not locate the lost file, search for AutoRecover files. Actually, Word searches for AutoRecover files every time that it starts and then display what it finds out in the Document Recovery task pane.<\/p>\n<p>If Word finds the AutoRecover file, the Document Recovery task pane opens on the left side of the screen, and the missing document is listed as \u201cdocument name\u00a0[Original]\u201d or as \u201cdocument name\u00a0[Recovered]\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>If this occurs, double-click the file in the Document Recovery pane, click\u00a0\u201cSave As\u201d\u00a0on the\u00a0\u201cFile\u201d\u00a0menu, and then save the document as a \u201c.doc\u201d file. Manually change the extension to \u201c.doc\u201d, if you have to.<\/p>\n<h2>Search manually<\/h2>\n<p>If the Recovery pane doesn\u2019t open, then search for AutoRecover files manually, as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On the Tools menu, click Options.<\/li>\n<li>Click the File Locations tab, double-click AutoRecover files, note the path, click Cancel, and then click Close.<\/li>\n<li>Close Word.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Locate the AutoRecover file location.<\/li>\n<li>Look for files whose names end in .asd.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Search for temporary files<\/h2>\n<p>If the previous methods can\u2019t find the file, try to recover temporary files:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click Start, click Search, and then click For Files or Folders.<\/li>\n<li>In the Search for files or folders named box, type *.TMP.<\/li>\n<li>In the Look in box, point to the arrow, and then click My Computer.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0If the Search Options are not visible, click Search Options.<\/li>\n<li>Click to select the Date check box, click in the last \u201cn\u201d days, and then change \u201cn\u201d to the number of days since you last opened the file.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Click Search Now.<\/li>\n<li>On the View menu, click Details, point to Arrange Icons, and click by Date.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down searching for files that match the last few dates and times that you edited the document.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Search for \u201c~\u201d files<\/h2>\n<p>Some temporary file names start with the tilde (~) character. To find those files, follow the steps here:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In Windows, click Start, click Search, and then click For Files or Folders.<\/li>\n<li>In the Search for files or folders named box, type ~*.*.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Click Search Now.<\/li>\n<li>On the View menu, click Details and then sort by Date.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll through the files for documents that match the last date that you edited the document.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<p>So much for Word file recovery and you should be able to easily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diskgenius.com\/how-to\/how-to-recover-deleted-word-documents.php\">recover deleted, lost or unsaved Word documents<\/a> on your own now. Should you need any help or have any questions, please feel free to contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Word documents get lost in Windows 10\/8\/7? Don\u2019t be panic; you can recover lost, deleted or unsaved word documents easily and safely. 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