How to Recover Unsaved or Previous Versions of Office Files Print

Version History, File Recovery
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Overview

If you lose changes or accidentally close a document, you can often recover it using Office's built-in recovery tools.

Step 1 - Recover Unsaved Files

Open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint
Go to File > Info > Manage Document (or Manage Workbook / Manage Presentation)
Select Recover Unsaved Documents
Choose the file and click Open
Save the file immediately

Step 2 - Restore Previous Versions

Open the document from OneDrive or SharePoint
Right-click the file name and select Version History
Review previous versions and click Restore

Notes

This helps you recover lost work or roll back to earlier edits

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