accidently deleted

Question

I was trying to copy my entire document to paste it somewhere else and deleted it. It wasn't saved. Is there any way to get it back? I tried the undo button and it didn't work in microsoft word.

Answer 1

If the document was never saved and Undo no longer works, recovery options are limited but these steps can be tried:

1. Check Word’s AutoRecover/Unsaved files
   • Open Word.
   • Go to File > Info > Manage Document > Recover Unsaved Documents.
   • Look for a file with the right time/date, select it, and choose Open.
   • If it opens, use Save As to save it.
2. Let Word search for AutoRecover files
   • Close Word completely.
   • Reopen Word.
   • If Word finds AutoRecover files, the Document Recovery pane or a “Recovered Unsaved File” bar appears.
   • Double-click the recovered file and then File > Save As to save it.
3. Manually search for AutoRecover/backup files
   • In Windows, search for *.asd and *.wbk:
     • Select Start, type *.asd, press Enter, and look for recent files.
     • Repeat with *.wbk.
   • In Word, open any found file via File > Open > Browse, set All Files in the file type list, and open the candidate files.
4. Check the default AutoRecover locations (if using Microsoft 365 Word)
   • Look in:
     • C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word
     • C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles
   • Replace <UserName> with the Windows account name.
   • Open Word, go to File > Open, navigate to these folders, and set file type to All Files to see and open any AutoRecover files.

If none of these methods find the document, and it was never saved even once, Word may not have created any recoverable file.

For the future, ensure:

• AutoSave is on when working from OneDrive/SharePoint.
• AutoRecover is enabled and set to save every 5 minutes or less when working on local files.

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References:

• How to recover unsaved Word documents
• Recover an earlier version of a Word file

Answer 2

OMG!!!!!! It worked TY so much!!!!!!!!