Is there any way to recover a missing document on Microsoft Word?

Question

I was working on a HUGE project for my bio class and I had it pretty much all done. I went to save it and then an error popped up and Microsoft Word shut down. So my whole project is gone! Is there any way to recover it? It took me a really long time to do because I was using a lot of tables and I had to keep changing margins everywhere-just a big hassle. I told my teacher what happened and she said that somewhere you computer saves everything you did on the computer, even if you didn't save it, but it only saves a couple days back.

Is there any way to recover it, or do I have to re-do the whole thing?

Answer 1

Save your work every once in a while' is an oft repeated phrase. However if you are one of those brave souls who believe in saving only at the end of the job then you are in deep trouble when Word crashes/hangs. Yet, you may be able to recover it or at least some part of it.



To do this: Open the Tools menu. Click Options. Click the File Locations tab. If the space next to AutoRecover files is blank, then your data is lost. If there is a location, go to that location and open the document.



How to turn on AutoRecovery:

Select Tools, Options, Check 'Save AutoRecover info every:' and provide the interval. Then click on the File Locations tab, Select AutoRecover Files, Click on "Modify..." & provide a location for its to save the files.

Answer 2

Some versions of word keep temporary working files of documents that you work on. Try doing an advanced search on your computer for every file that has been modified in the last 24 hours. It may be in there.

Answer 3

How a ways returned did you do the equipment restore shouldn't delete microsoft works if it grow to be a modern-day restore factor, try doing a seek for archives , click seek , did your gateway comprise restoration discs or is there a hidden equipment restoration partiton on the tension , what form is it ? if it grow to be put in via a cd then ,do you nevertheless have the cd ? verify on the manufacture internet site under help to work out in case you have equipment restoration