How Do I Recover an Unsaved Office File?
Follow these steps to recover an unsaved Office file in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint:
- Open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, then select a ‘blank document’.
- Click on File, then navigate to the Info tab.
- Select one of the following options depending on the file type:
- Manage Document (Word)
- Manage Workbook (Excel)
- Manage Presentation (PowerPoint)
- From the drop-down menu, choose:
- Recover Unsaved Documents in Word
- Recover Unsaved Workbooks in Excel
- Recover Unsaved Presentations in PowerPoint
- Select your file from the list that appears and click Open.
- If the file does not appear, search for the document by entering its name in the File Name field.
- Once opened, click Save As in the bar at the top of the file to save it permanently.
Additional Information
For more detailed instructions, visit Microsoft’s support page: Recover an Earlier Version of an Office File.