Have you been unlucky? Here is 10 tips to restore your document.
This may be the salvation for those who have accidentally deleted or misplaced your Word document.
Have you accidentally deleted your work? Or do you have saved it somewhere without remembering where? Maybe the power went down? Before you frantically start to send e-mail to the employer or teacher, you can try Steps below.
The important thing to understand is that if you delete something, it will not actually be deleted. It will be lying and waiting to be overwritten. Thus, the best way to restore a deleted file to find it immediately, before it is overwritten. It is also important not to operate much on the PC in the meantime, as this increases the likelihood that the file will be overwritten.
1. Search document
Click Start -> Search -> All files and folders. Search for all or part of the file or only *. doc to find all Word documents. Remember to click More advanced options and uncheck the Search hidden files and folders.
2. Check the Recycle Bin
Open the Recycle Bin and look through the files contained there. If you find the file, right-click it and select Restore. If you are not sure where it was placed after the restore, perform a search on the file name.
3. Hope on automatically through the correction
Sometimes, when Word crashes, it will save what you're doing. Open Word. If a box with automatically recovered documents appear, double-click on your document and then immediately save it.
4. Search automatically recovered documents
You can make a manual search for automatically recovered documents. This is done in the same way as step 1, but by using the extension *. asd *. doc instead.
5. Check the original location for the backup
If you have set Word to automatically backup your documents, it is still a chance here. In Word, select File -> Open, and ensures that all files option is selected. Navigate to the folder you think you saved the document and open. Wbk file if it is there.
6. Search for automatic backup
You can make a manual search for automatic backup of files. This is done in the same way as step 1, but by using the extension *. wbk *. doc instead.
7. Search for temporary files
A search for temporary additions made in the same way as step 1, but by using the extension *. tmp instead of *. doc. You will get many results, you should then change the option When was it modified?.
8. Search for unique temporary files
Some temporary files are unique. Search for ~ *.* this time.
9. Open the location of temporary files
This is a hidden folder, then use Explorer. Select Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Windows Explorer. Go to C: / Documents and Settings / your username / Local Settings / Temp. Open the file if you find it there.
10. Use of software
If none of the above steps worked is the tenth step is to take advantage of third-party software to restore the file
