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Locating Word AutoRecovery or Temporary Files

Anonymous
2016-03-17T21:06:27+00:00

I have recovered files before, but after converting to Word 2016 for Mac, I cannot seem to find the right location again. Where would I expect to find AutoRecovery and Temporary Files?

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John Korchok 232.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2016-03-17T21:43:09+00:00

Temp files are created in the same folder as the file. They are hidden files, but you can list them in Terminal using the ls -l command. They will have the first 2 characters of the file name replaced by ~$.

AutoRecovery files are located in Users/YourUserName /Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Library/Preferences/AutoRecovery/. By default, the user Library folder is hidden. Hold down the Alt key while clicking on the Go menu and choosing Library to show it.

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