Recover Word Document That was not Saved

Computer mistakes happen from time to time, and in the old days that unsaved document was gone in a flash to all but the most tech savvy. Microsoft Word 2010 users have an easy way to retrieve unsaved documents they accidentally closed, while Word 2007 and older users have several methods to try. The best way to retrieve an unsaved document is to save it regularly and enable an AutoSave or AutoRecover option in Word.Don't panic--you may be able to get that document back quickly.

Instructions:-

Microsoft Word 2007:-

1.Launch Microsoft Word. Click "Microsoft Office" then "Word Options" then "Save." Search for the text that reads "Save AutoRecover information every [ ] minutes" and note whether this text option is clicked on. If so, a version of your unsaved word document should be saved on the computer. You'll just need to find it. 2.Quit Word using the "CTRL+Q" shortcut. Open Word again from the "Start" menu. 3.Scroll through the "AutoRecover" panel that will automatically pop up on the left side of your screen when you re-open Word. Click on the unsaved document to open it. If you enabled the "AutoRecover" option, your lost document will be here. 4.Click "Microsoft Office" then "Open" if you did not enable "AutoRecover" in Word 2007. Select the down arrow to show more options. 5.Select "Open and Repair" from the drop-down menu. In the dialog box that opens, search for your unsaved file among the list of documents displayed. It will have a name like "Document7" since you did not save it.

Word 2010:-

1.Select the "Info" tab from the menu with Word 2010 running. Navigate to "Manage Versions." 2.Click on "Recover Unsaved Documents" to open a list of recently unsaved documents. 3.Browse the documents until you find the one you need. Then select the document to open it in Word 2010. 4.Save the document using the "CTRL+S" shortcut.