How to Recover Word Documents

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We all need Microsoft word documents in our work. Word documents can be lost in certain situations. For example, the document may be lost if an error occurs that forces Word to quit, if you experience a power interruption while editing, or if you close the document without saving changes. Here I will explain steps that you can use to try to recover the lost documents.

Method A:

For Windows Vista or Windows 7

  • Click Start
  • Type the document name in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
  • If the file list contains the document, double-click the document to open it in Word. If the file list does not contain the document, go to next step.
  • Click Start button
  • Type *.doc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

For Microsoft Windows XP

  • Click Start, click Search, and then click For Files or Folders.
  • In the Search for files or folders named box, type the file name.
  • In the Look in box, click My Computer.
  • Click Search Now. If the Search Results box does not contain the file, proceed with the following steps to search for all Word documents.
  • In the Search for files or folders named box, type *.doc.
  • Click Search Now
  • If the Search Results box does not contain the file, view the Recycle Bin. To do this, follow these steps:
  • On the desktop, double-click Recycle Bin.
  • On the View menu, click Details.
  • On the View menu, click Arrange Icons, and then click by Delete Date.
  • Scroll through the files. If you find the document that you are looking for, right-click the document, and then click Restore.

Method B: WiseRecovery can help you recover a word document.

Wiserecovery is such an easy and reliable tool, which can help you get back the deleted, corrupted, formatted and lost word documents from hard drive or partition. Download the software and follow the guide to recover word documents with only 3 steps.

  • Download WiseRecovery Data Recovery Software, install it and launch it. Click the “Start Scan” button on the main window of Data WiseRecovery.
  • You can see the list of all volumes found on your computer, select the exact drive and click the “Next” button to start scanning.
  • After scanning is finished, you can preview text document and picture files.