How to Recover Unsaved Word Document

Sometimes, Microsoft Word documents may be closed accidentally because of computer faults, power interruption or human error while editing. Normally, if your Office document is accidentally closed, it will automatically restore the unsaved changes when it is opened next time. However, occasionally, this may not happen, and you'll need to retrieve accidentally closed Word documents by yourself with the help of some tools.

Recover Lost Word Documents from AutoRecover Files

1. On a Word document, then click File > Open > Recent Documents.
2. Scroll to the end of all recent documents, and then click Recover Unsaved Documents.
3. If you find the Word document that you are looking for, double-click it to open it.
4. Save it immediately.

If there is no word document you need, then try another method below.

Search for Word Backup Files 

1. Start Microsoft Word Document.
2. Click File > Open > Computer > Browse.
3. Locate the folder in which you last saved the missing file.
4. In the Files of type list (All Word documents), click All Files. The backup file usually has the name "Backup of" followed by the name of the missing file.
5. Click the backup file, and then click Open.

Recover Unsaved Word Document with Recovery Tool

Step 1. Download and install Jihosoft File Recovery.

Step 2. Run the program, and then choose Recover File.

Step 3. Select the partition with hidden files, and then click Advance Scan.

Step 4. Tick the file types you need, and then click Scan Now.

Step 5. When the scanning process finishes, preview the files and find the hidden files you need.

Step 6. Select the files and click Recover button to retrieve.

Step 7. Select a location for the files to be restored.