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I have already tried the open & repair option in Word, I have tried online file repair, I have checked and unchecked protected view and I have exhausted the methods on the Microsoft support page.
Some files stored in the same folder work, while others do not. This is an occurrence throughout multiple files on my flash drive. I cannot unblock the file or return to an earlier draft because these files are stored on a flash drive so I can access them at work and on my home laptop and Properties on the flash drive do not have the option to go back to an earlier draft or unblock the document.
I'm hoping someone will have a solution and I do not lose all these files that suddenly won't work. Please Help!!!!
Unfortunately, flash drives may cause irreversible corruption of Word documents, if you are saving the documents to such drives. This conclusion is based on the collective experience of Word MVPs over the years.
Note that moving a document to a flash drive, using File Explorer, will be safe.
Have you tried copying documents from the flash drive to your hard drive? Maybe some of the documents can be opened after that.
I copied a few of the un-openable file to Documents on my laptop but it didn't work.
Thanks for the help though
I copied a few of the un-openable file to Documents on my laptop but it didn't work.
Thanks for the follow-up.
The chances of success are small, I am afraid. :-(
There is a contributor here, Doug Robbins, who knows a lot about restoring damaged files. Maybe he will see the thread and offer to take a look.
Oh, I hope so. I really don't want to lose all that work!
Thanks again for your suggestion :)
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No, this problem remains unsolved.
Still hoping someone in the Community has an answer.
Thank you