We outline four methods for recovering a lost or deleted Microsoft Word document–all hope is not lost!

It deep-scans the AutoRecovery or Temp folder to restore unsaved Word files and can also save data from numerous file-loss scenarios. [Fixed] How to Recover Unsaved Word Document on Windows 10/11 ...

Temporary files may allow you to recover an unsaved Word document. Multiple recovery methods exist, but no one method is guaranteed to work in every situation.

More by David Pogue This article was originally published with the title “How to Read Old MS Word Files When Word Says You Can't” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 317 No. 5 (November 2017) ...