Recover Autosave of Word document

Information

I need to recover information which was lost while working on a Word document.

 

Environment

  • Windows 10
  • Microsoft Office

 

Process

Process 1

Word searches for AutoRecover files every time it starts, and then it displays any data found in the Document Recovery task pane.

  1. Open Word.
  2. Click File.
  3. Click Open.
  4. Click Recent.
  5. At the bottom of the window, click Recover Unsaved Documents.
  6. A pop-up window will display the ASD file contained in the UnsavedFiles Folder. Choose the ASD file you need, then click Open. 
  7. Click Save As to convert ASD file to Word.

 

Process 2

  1. In MS Word, click File.
  2. Click Info.
  3. Click Manage Document and select Recover Unsaved Documents from the drop-down list.
  4. On the Open Window, choose the ASD file you want and click Open to recover ASD file.
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