How to recover unsaved, unsaved Word files when the power goes out suddenly

To get rid of lost data or unsaved or untimely saved articles, use Word's data recovery feature. The following article guides you how to recover unsaved, unsaved Word files when a sudden power outage.

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There are 2 ways to recover unsaved Word files:

Method 1

Open Word -> go to File -> Info -> scroll down, click the arrow in the Manage Document -> select Recover Unsaved Documents:

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The Open dialog box includes all the Word files that have not been saved or have been unexpectedly shut down due to a power outage or other reason. You select the data file you want to recover -> click Open :

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Then the unsaved Word file is opened in Word -> click Save As to save the Word file:

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You just need to select the location to save the Word file you want to recover and rename the file -> click on Save so you can recover the Word file:

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Method 2

Go to File -> Options :

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The Word Options dialog box appears, click the Save tab -> copy the link in AutoRecover file location :

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Open File Explorer and paste the path you just copied in the address bar -> press Enter -> you see all the unsaved Word files located in this folder with .asd format. You want to recover a file, double-click on it and make sure you use Word to open it.

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When the data file you want to recover is displayed in Word, just click the Save icon to save the file you want to recover:

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You just need to name and choose an appropriate save location -> click Save to be able to save the file.

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HOW TO AVOID STATUS OF DATA LOSS ON WORD

- Normally during the editing process, you press Ctrl + S to save, if in the process of making you have not saved but suddenly lost power, some data will be lost. To overcome this phenomenon, you should set the time to automatically save data in Word.

Step 1: On the card File -> Options .

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Step 2: The Word Option dialog box appears -> click Save -> change the number of minutes each time the Word file is automatically saved with one of the Save AutoRecovered information every -> click OK :

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So after 1 minute Word automatically saves all the content on the file, you do not need to worry about losing your data when you forget to save or have a sudden power outage.

Above is how to recover unsaved, unsaved Word files when a sudden power outage. Good luck!