

Sometimes, checking the File tab isn’t enough.

After opening up the file, click on the “Restore” button located at the top of the file to overwrite previous versions of the document.After scrolling over the Versions tab, click on the one that is labeled as “when I saved without closing.”.Click on the File tab and then on “info”.First, open the file that you were previously working with.When you want to recover documents that you were previously working on and have not saved your most recent changes until the unexpected shutdown: Recovering The Most Recent Copy of a Saved Document Click on the one you would like to recover and save to your desktop. Next, you’ll want to click on Recover Unsaved Documents, which will open your documents in a separate window.Click on the File tab and click on Recent to open any recent documents.Open the Office application that you were using before the shutdown.These steps will help you recover a document that has never been saved before on your computer (or you didn’t get a chance to): When working with any Microsoft program such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, there are two options to recover your work that was lost when your computer suddenly shuts down: Recovering a New Document With No Saved Versions Client awareness then leads to us increasing their security measures such as better backups and security firewalls. We also warn our clients at ITS that not backing up data is a risky gamble.

Doubly so for companies that work in customer service, or have a time-bound product.īut luckily, Microsoft implemented ways to protect data for these situations. Lost data is a nightmare for businesses reliant on technology. Have you ever had the experience of losing work hours because a program crashed, or the electricity was cut off? Editor's note: This post was originally published on June 1, 2015, and has been revised for clarity and comprehensiveness.
