how to a retrieve a deleted word document if it isnt connected to my one drive?

Question

I deleted a document that i can find in my word account history but cannot open it as it says its been deleted. how can i get it back

Answer 1

See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/collab-files/recover-files-in-office-for-mac .

Answer 2

Hello, thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

Did you check your desktop's Recycle Bin to see if you can recover the document there?

Alternatively, Open Microsoft Word.

Select File > Info > Manage Document > Recover Unsaved document.

See if you can recover the document from there.

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Then, check the temp folder -

Click Windows + R key, type %temp% and click Ok.

Then, check the temporary files. (Look for the files modified around the date/time you were working on)

Look for file types - WRLxxx.tmp or WRDxxxx.tmp or .asd

Copy the file to the Desktop, rename it to .docx, and try opening it.

Let me know if you still need more help.