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How do I recover lost text in a word document?

Anonymous
2023-12-06T06:19:56+00:00

I created a document a few months ago, and opened it back up the other day to edit it and add more things to it. I saved it and have gone back to read through it a few times in the last couple days. Tonight, I went to open the document and the entire thing is blank. There isn't a way to recover older versions of the document, I can't undo anything, and the document isn't listed in recents when I go to open a new document. The icon of the document even has the correct words that I need on there, but i open it and it is completely blank; like I started brand new. I really need this original document back. I need it for my wedding, which is next week.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-06T07:05:47+00:00

    Hello Mary B! I'm Gunasekar and I'd be happy to help you with your question.

    I understand that you are trying to recover lost data in the Microsoft Word document.

    1. Did you check OneDrive?

    a. Go to https://onedrive.live.com/ b. Sign in with your account. c. Go to documents and open the Word document there.

    Check if it helps.

    1. Recover Unsaved documents.

    a. Open the document that has an error. b. Click File > Info > Manage Document > Recover Unsaved Documents.

    https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/6429119f-8e18-42cf-a509-58b8d7482ca3?platform=QnA

    1. Recover your Word files and documents (Related article for your reference)

    https://support.microsoft.com/help/5851ef9c-dcd6-4c42-9364-ad3416d8497d

    I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I’ll be glad to assist you further.

    Best regards,

    Gunasekar N

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-06T17:14:19+00:00

    Mary B, thank you for your reply.

    I totally understand the situation you are in.

    Do you have a Time machine Backup enable on your MAC?

    Once you have a Time Machine backup, you can use it to restore any or all of your files to the same Mac or a different Mac.

    Related article for your reference:

    https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/mh35860/mac

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    I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I’ll be glad to assist you further.

    Best regards,

    Gunasekar N

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-06T15:07:39+00:00

    There isn't any text in the document to change the font or color of. The original document even had 3 pages, this one only has one blank page.

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  4. Jim G 134K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-06T14:59:07+00:00

    You might try selecting all (Command-A) and changing the font color or switch to a different font.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-06T13:30:58+00:00

    Hello! Yes, I have checked OneDrive and it’s not there. Also, on my mac when you go to File, there is no “Info” option. I read that same tip on the internet last night and so that didn’t work.

    It’s not that the document was unsaved. For some reason the data in the entire document was deleted and the page is blank.

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