How to AutoRecover Unsaved Files in MS Word

To autorecover unsaved files in MS Word  is a bit different than in MS Word 2010. It’s a bit more difficult, but not that difficult, really.

Follow these steps:

1) Click the Office button and select Word Options to display the Word Options screen. Click Save from the left navigation bar. Make sure “Save Autorecover information every” check-box is selected, with an appropriate minute value:

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In Word 365, it is the same:

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2) Save or record the PATH in the Autorecover file location field (highlighted in yellow).

3) Launch your Windows Explorer (Windows Key + E) and the go to that path address. Look at the files saved with ASD extension. Your auto-saved file will be one of them:

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