If you haven’t saved the file, follow these steps:
- Go to File, Info, Manage Document and select Recover Unsaved Workbooks in Excel or Recover Unsaved Presentations in PowerPoint.
- Select the file and click Open.
- Select Save As on the toolbar at the top of the file to save the file.
To restore an Excel file, follow these steps:
- Click on "File" in the ribbon.
- Then, in the "Info" section, click on "Manage Versions".
- You can view unsaved Excel files that you can restore by clicking on the "Restore Unsaved Workbooks" menu.
MS Excel automatically saves temporary files in the default location of "C:Documents and SettingsLocal SettingsTemp" or "C:UsersAppDataLocalTemp" on Windows 7 and Vista. From this location, you can open the temporary Excel file.
To directly recover unsaved documents in Word, follow these steps:
- Select "File" in the Word menu and choose "Manage Document" in the middle.
- Then, select "Recover Unsaved Documents" to open the chosen document.
The programs are saved in the user’s Temp folder (C:UsersAppDataLocalTemp). Alternatively, Windows temporary files are saved in the system’s Temp folder (C:WindowsTemp) or in the corresponding user folder, as indicated above.
- Click on "Media" and find the "Open file" menu.
- Choose "All files" and locate the location of the temporary file.
- To restore the TMP file, click "Open".
There is an extension for the browser called Typio From Recovery (TFR). This extension, available for Google Chrome, will try to save the text you frequently write on a social network, email platform, or any other place where you regularly write.
To manually restore a Word document, depending on the Office version, the Autosave files can be found in one of the following paths:
- C:UserYourUsernameAppDataLocalMicrosoftOfficeUnsaved Files
- C:UserYourUsernameAppDataLocalTemp
- C:WindowsTemp
In the address bar, type the command about:cache. This way, the Chrome window will directly show the list of temporary internet files. Click on the "Enter" icon.
Generic temporary files created by the operating system can be found in the Windows Temp folder.