Recovering Word Files
Word usually does an
excellent job of recovring files if it crashes due to some unforeseen errors ;)
But sometimes when you
reopen word you don’t get the document recovery task pane and you think word didn’t
store the file well maybe you might be in luck.
If you paranoid like me and
changed your auto save file to something small like every 3 minutes then you
might be in luck.
You have an auto recovery
option that stores the file in a .asd file format somewhere in the OS file
system. Now to find out where you do the following:
Tools > Options >
File Locations Tab > Select AutoRecoveryFiles > Click on Modify
Bingo you have a location :)
Now close the Option Dialog and navigate to the path its usually C:\Documents
And Settings\<User_Name>\ApplicationData\Microsoft\Word. In that location
you will find .asd files. The files will start with AutoRecovery Save Of
<Your_File_Name_Here>.asd, if you find one of these you are in business. Double
click on the file and you notice it will open the file with the Document
recovery task pane now exposed.
Before anything else
happens save the file as <Your_File_Name_Here>.doc somewhere safe.
Carlos