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And remember, if all else fails, installing a data recovery program like Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office or falling back on a recent file or system backup may help get your documents back (at least in a workably recent state).
If you don't save your Word documents manually, your files can fall victim to an unexpected crash. If you've already experienced such loss, chances are you have a habit of pressing the \"Save\" button once (or twice) every so minutes. However, not many users have that habit.
You can recover unsaved files through Temporary Files, AutoRecover Files, Document Recovery, Recycle Bin, and Data Recovery solutions. We'll explore all of those options more deeply a bit later in the article.
Like most programs in its class, Microsoft Word has an in-built \"auto-save\" feature to automatically back up your progress every few minutes. The default auto-save folder to support this function is the AppData folder.
If you're using a third-party backup solution like Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, you can upload backup files to the Acronis cloud. Storing your files with a dedicated cloud backup service provides improved cybersecurity via backup encryption, automated backups, and concrete data recovery processes.
Fortunately, you can recover perma-deleted data and documents in several feasible ways. Not all of them are guaranteed to recover permanently deleted documents, but you may try all of them in order when needed.
You can still recover seemingly perma-deleted files due to how your hard drive operates. Every file on your device resides on a specific portion of the hard drive. When you delete a file from your hard drive, the drive removes the deleted data and marks the space it used to occupy as \"free\" for writing new data.
The option enables users to create backups of their data to restore them later if needed. To recover permanently deleted files via Backup and Restore, you'd need to have enabled the option on your Windows device.
If you're running Windows 10 or 11, you can opt for a System Restore to recover permanently deleted files. As System Restore takes regular (automated) snapshots of your whole OS, you can revert any unwanted changes to your system by reverting it to a previous point in time.
Although this option is convenient, you must remember that System Restore may affect recently installed drives, programs, and browser updates. As its primary goal is to repair your Windows environment, it will revert your device to an older version of itself. And that older version may not have some programs or apps installed or updated correctly.
Nonetheless, before the System Restore process starts, the feature will show you a window containing all programs that will be affected by it. This way, you can back up all potentially affected programs and files before you revert your system.
System Image backup enables users to back up the entirety of a Windows 10 or 11 OS. However, the feature doesn't allow single file and folder backup, so you wouldn't be able to restore individual documents if needed.
For example, Acronis Backup and Recovery enables users to initiate efficient backups with over 20 supported platforms. Via the cloud, your data is securely stored in physical, cloud, virtual, and mobile environments.
You can terminate recovery via the \"Cancel\" button at any time. However, aborted recoveries can still cause changes in the selected destination folder, so only go for the option if absolutely necessary.
You can update the frequency with which Microsoft Word autosaves your documents. Click File > Options > Save and change the number of minutes to ensure you have a recoverable version of all your docs available in case you need to recover Word documents in the future.
Search for your file by document name, file type, or date deleted. If you find your missing file, note the Original Location. When you recover deleted Word documents, they automatically are restored to that location.
One of the most common reasons for Microsoft Word crashing is corrupt add-on or template. If your program consistently crashes, try running Word without any of these features loaded to see if that helps to improve reliability.
Recovering a permanently deleted file via backup is the easiest and most reliable option. However, sometimes, users don't have the chance to add a specific document to the backup. If they then accidentally delete the document, recovery gets a hell of a lot more complicated.
The first one is to use data recovery software. Nowadays, many recovery tools claim to have an exceptionally high rate of recovering permanently deleted files. Usually, such solutions can recover over 1000 file types and formats and claim to restore data even from corrupted partitions or bad sectors on your hard drive.
They typically operate by collecting the lost data bit-by-bit until they can fully restore its original state. Such an approach can prove handy occasionally, but that depends heavily on the state of your computer's hard drive.
If you lose a document due to a bad sector on your hard drive, the software may not be able to recover all of the document's pieces successfully. This may lead to an altered version of the document or may not be able to restore it at all. In such a case, the document would be lost unless you have it stored in some form of backup.
You can go through old emails, check DropBox or OneDrive shared storage, or go through your correspondence on Facebook and Instagram to find the deleted file. Nonetheless, if you're 100% sure you haven't sent the document to anyone, you can opt for the data recovery software option.
AutoSave saves the progress on your Word files every few seconds unless you tell it otherwise. If you store your Word files on OneDrive, SharePoint, or OneDrive for Business, AutoSave is enabled by default.
Whenever you open a Word document and make first changes, AutoSave will save those changes by adding a new file version to Version History. Afterward, AutoSave will regularly save changes to the document but only add new versions to Version History about every 10 minutes until you terminate the session. (ending the session means closing the Word document)
According to Microsoft, however, there is no option to use AutoSave locally in Office 2019 or 2021. Nonetheless, the AutoRecovery feature is still active to periodically save copies of your Word files to negate accidental data loss due to a crash.
The most optimal way to preserve changes to your document is by manually saving it after every significant change. Nonetheless, it doesn't hurt to set the AutoRecover timer to 5 minutes instead of 10 to guarantee you won't lose progress due to a crash.
On the other hand, AutoSave is a feature that saves your documents as you work on them. It works as if you've manually saved your progress. For Mac, AutoSave is available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Mac and Microsoft 365 subscribers.
The AutoSave and AutoRecover features are linked in the Word menu. The path to enable AutoSave follows the same steps as with AutoRecover. However, you'll have a few extra steps to complete before AutoSave is active for Word on your Mac.
If a power failure or a crash occurs, AutoRecover will typically recover the last version of your Word document automatically when you launch the app. Once AutoRecover opens the existing recovery file, it's best to save it before editing or closing it immediately.
Additionally, if you close a Word document and click \"Don't Save\", the AutoRecover option won't be active. The feature will delete the AutoRecover file because it assumes everything is okay and you wouldn't need the AutoRecover file.
Keep in mind, if you operate via a Microsoft account, you'd be able to retrieve the last 25 versions of a document. If you sign in with a school or work account, the retrievable version volume will depend on your library configuration.
If you can't locate the \"History\" tab on the Word navigation pane, you may have a subscription version of Microsoft Office. If that's the case, click the \"Info\" button and try accessing Version History from there.
To find a Word document via the taskbar, type in the document's name (if you remember it correctly) into the search box on the Windows taskbar. If you don't know the full name of the document, you can use a keyword from it.
Moreover, you can open File Explorer from a taskbar shortcut or right-click the Windows Start menu and choose File Explorer. Afterward, you can select a location on your hard drive from the left window pane.
As we've mentioned, the AutoSave directory may be a hidden folder on your computer, primarily if it resides in the AppData folder. However, you can bypass that by pasting the directory location in File Explorer's address bar.
Nevertheless, you can navigate to the folder manually if you follow the path. Just make sure to reveal hidden items to be able to see the AppData folder. Once that's done, you should easily find your way to the AutoSave directory.
Regardless of which folder holds your Word backups, the AutoSave files have weird-looking names, especially for a casual user. They typically have a tilde before their name and the \".tmp\" extension alongside a 4-digit number assigned to them.
Complete AutoRecovery files won't carry the \".tmp\" extension but rather the \".wbk\" extension. Once you locate them, you can double-click them to open the document in Word. An important note is always to save the file after you open it.
In this case, personal cyber protection solutions like Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office are the best way to help you recover Word documents. Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office is an easy-to-use software solution that allows you to backup data and the entire contents of your system so in the event of a disaster, you can locate a lost file and restore the MS Word document with just a few clicks.
Whether your Word doc was deleted, encrypted by malware, or corrupted when it was saved on a faulty partition, you can recover it with Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office. When armed with regular backups, your docs can be recovered quickly and easily so you never have to worry about losing a Word doc or any other file ever again.
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