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Recovering an Unsaved Word or Excel File
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Recovering an Unsaved Word or Excel File
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Last Revised Mar 6, 2026
1. Open the Office app (Word/Excel).
2. Go to File → Open → Recent → scroll to the bottom → Recover Unsaved Files.
3. Or check the folder: `%AppData%\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles`.
4. AutoRecover saves every 10 minutes by default — you can change this in Options.
2. Go to File → Open → Recent → scroll to the bottom → Recover Unsaved Files.
3. Or check the folder: `%AppData%\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles`.
4. AutoRecover saves every 10 minutes by default — you can change this in Options.
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