{"id":4417,"date":"2021-02-09T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T06:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2024-04-26T15:22:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:52:37","slug":"retrieve-deleted-word-documents-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/retrieve-deleted-word-documents-free\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Deleted Word Documents for Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border: 2px dashed #eeeeee; height: 184px;\" width=\"951\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eee; text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Summary: <\/em>Sometimes, your Word document disappears, got accidentally deleted, or wasn\u2019t saved because of some reason. In this blog, we\u2019ve mentioned some effective methods that can help you to retrieve your Word document on a Windows PC or laptop. You\u2019ll also get to know about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/free-data-recovery-software.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free data recovery software<\/a> that can recover lost\/deleted\/unsaved Word docs in just a few clicks. Download the software NOW!!<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wdr\/StellarDataRecovery-Free.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/free-download-Win.png\" alt=\"Stellar Windows Free Download\" width=\"260\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/free-download-Win.png 260w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/free-download-Win-150x46.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7lg2\" data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7lg2\" data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\">\n<p data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\">It, sometimes, happens that you accidentally delete your Word document or the document gets lost due to various reasons. In such situations, there is no need to panic as there are ways to recover such Word documents. In this post, we\u2019ll be discussing the ways to recover deleted, lost or unsaved documents for free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/hi\/retrieve-deleted-word-documents-free\/?utm_source=Blog-Post&amp;utm_medium=Link-to-Hindi-Version&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-Translation-Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0907\u0938 \u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0915\u094b \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u0932\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\"><strong>Table of Content<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/retrieve-deleted-word-documents-free\/#srv1\"><strong>Situations Where You End Up with Deleted\/Unsaved\/Lost Word Documents<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/retrieve-deleted-word-documents-free\/#srv2\">How to Recover Deleted\/Lost\/Unsaved Word Documents?<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/retrieve-deleted-word-documents-free\/#srv3\"><strong>Find and Restore from Auto-Backup File\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/retrieve-deleted-word-documents-free\/#srv4\"><strong>MS Word Auto Recovery<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/retrieve-deleted-word-documents-free\/#srv5\"><strong>Recover Unsaved Word Files with Document Recovery<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/retrieve-deleted-word-documents-free\/#srv6\"><strong>Stellar Data Recovery for Windows to Restore Deleted Word Documents<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\"><strong>Get Free Data Recovery Upto 1 GB<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7lg2\" data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7lg2\" data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\">\n<p>The free version of Stellar Data Recovery software for Windows helps in recovering deleted Word documents for free. You can recover up to 1 GB of data absolutely free. It recovers data in three simple steps: SELECT, SCAN and RECOVER. Additionally, it can recover any kind of deleted data \u2013 audio files, videos, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Suggested Reading]:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/free-file-recovery-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Best Free file recovery for deleted file recovery&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">est Free file recovery for deleted file recovery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/buy\/wdr-std\/buy-now.php?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=WDR-Free&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-Mid-Banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23844 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"Stellar Free Windows Data Recovery\" width=\"850\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image.png 850w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-150x62.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-610x250.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><strong id=\"srv1\">Situations Where You End Up with Deleted\/Unsaved\/Lost Word Documents<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Accidental deletion and use of the \u2018Shift+Del\u2019 key which bypasses the Recycle Bin<\/li>\n<li>Formatting of drives<\/li>\n<li>System crash or abrupt shutdown<\/li>\n<li>Crashing of MS Word application<\/li>\n<li>Disk errors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Know more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/kb\/free-data-recovery-tools-from-stellar.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Data Recovery Tools<\/a> from Stellar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7lg2\" data-offset-key=\"b8v31-0-0\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><strong id=\"srv2\">How to Recover Deleted\/Lost\/Unsaved Word Documents?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is always advisable to create a backup of your data. If you have created a backup of your Word documents, you can restore them from the backup. However, if you haven\u2019t created a backup, the first thing to do is check the Recycle Bin folder on your Windows system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unless your file has been permanently deleted or overwritten, you will find the deleted Word document in the Recycle Bin. To restore the deleted documents from Recycle Bin, right-click on it and click <strong>\u2018Restore\u2019<\/strong> or use the <strong>\u2018Cut\/Paste\u2019<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4429 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Restore-Deleted-Word-Documents.jpg\" alt=\"deleted word documents\" width=\"709\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Restore-Deleted-Word-Documents.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Restore-Deleted-Word-Documents-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Restore-Deleted-Word-Documents-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Restore-Deleted-Word-Documents-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> This method works only when you have not deleted the file permanently or emptied the Recycle Bin folder manually.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/recover-files-deleted-from-recycle-bin\/\">How To Recover Files Deleted From Recycle Bin?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the file is <strong>not found<\/strong> in the Recycle Bin folder, follow the methods mentioned below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>If the Word document file(s) is crucial, don\u2019t take a risk with hit and trial methods.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Know More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/free-data-recovery-software-for-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Free Recover Software for Windows 10 to get back your files&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Free Recover Software for Windows 10 to get back your files<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Methods to Recover Deleted\/Unsaved\/Lost Word Document Files<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><strong id=\"srv3\">1: Find and Restore from Auto-Backup File<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You can find and restore your document by using the Auto-Backup file option in the Word application. However, this process works when you have the backup option enabled on the Microsoft Word application. Here are the steps to restore a Word document, based on your MS Word version:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-15\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-15\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Word 2010<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Word 2007<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Word 2002 &amp; Word 2003<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Start Word 2010<br \/>\n\u2022Click on the File menu and select Open<br \/>\n\u2022In the Files of type list (All Word documents), click All Files<br \/>\n\u2022Click the backup file that you found, and then click Open.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Start Word 2007<br \/>\n\u2022Click the Microsoft Office icon at the top left and then choose Open.<br \/>\n\u2022In the Files of type list, click All Files<br \/>\n\u2022Click the backup file that you found, and then click Open. <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Start MS Word<br \/>\n\u2022On the File menu, click Open<br \/>\n\u2022Point to the arrow in the Files of type box, click All Files *.*, select the backup file, and then click Open<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-15 from cache --><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5650 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FreeWordFileRecovery-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FreeWordFileRecovery-1.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FreeWordFileRecovery-1-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FreeWordFileRecovery-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FreeWordFileRecovery-1-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FreeWordFileRecovery-1-407x247.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>[Tip:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t remember the folder where you stored the backup document. Search for backup files on your system by typing *.wbk files.]<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong><strong id=\"srv4\">2: MS Word Auto Recovery<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you start working on a Word document, the Microsoft Word application autosave a temporary copy of the document at C:\\Users\\User.name\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Word\\.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can restore the Word document from the Autosave copy of the original document that disappeared after a computer or Word application crash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5651 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Word-Document-Recovery.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Word-Document-Recovery.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Word-Document-Recovery-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Word-Document-Recovery-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>[Note:<\/strong> This is not a foolproof method as you may not find the Autosave file. Even if you find the Autosave file, chances are that the recent changes aren\u2019t updated].\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Suggested Reading]:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/free-data-recovery-software-for-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Advanced Free Data Recovery Software for PC&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Advanced Free Data Recovery Software for PC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><strong id=\"srv5\">3: Recover Unsaved Word Files with Document Recovery<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can use this method can be used to retrieve Word documents of versions &#8212; Microsoft Word 2010, Word 2013, Word 2016, and Word 2019 versions. Here are the steps to recover unsaved files with Document Recovery:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click <strong>File <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Manage Versions <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>From the list that appears, click <strong>Recover Unsaved Documents<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4430 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Recover-Deleted-Word-Documents.jpg\" alt=\"recover deleted word documents\" width=\"628\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Recover-Deleted-Word-Documents.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Recover-Deleted-Word-Documents-150x129.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Recover-Deleted-Word-Documents-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Recover-Deleted-Word-Documents-768x663.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. A dialog box displaying unsaved recoverable Word documents will appear.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4436 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Deleted-Word-Document.jpg\" alt=\"Deleted-Word-Document\" width=\"648\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Deleted-Word-Document.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Deleted-Word-Document-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Deleted-Word-Document-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Select the Word document you want to recover and click Open.<br \/>\n6. You can save the document or copy and paste the content in a new Word file.<\/p>\n<p>Also, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/kb\/how-to-recover-deleted-files.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deleted file recovery<\/a> from PC\/Mac\/SD cards and RAID Servers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><strong id=\"srv6\">Stellar Data Recovery for Windows to Restore Deleted Word Documents<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A Word file recovery software, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/windows-data-recovery-software.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stellar Data Recovery for Windows<\/a> is effective in recovering deleted MS Word documents. The software can recover deleted Word files <strong>[.txt, .doc, .rtf, .odt, .xml, .dotx, etc.], created using <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microsoft_Word\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MS Word<\/a> 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019.<\/strong> Follow the steps below to recover permanently deleted Word documents by using Stellar Data Recovery software:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Install and launch<strong> free data recovery software<\/strong> for Windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wdr\/StellarDataRecovery-Free.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/free-download-Win.png\" alt=\"Stellar Windows Free Download\" width=\"260\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/free-download-Win.png 260w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/free-download-Win-150x46.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select <strong>Office Documents<\/strong> from the options. Click<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10890 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-1.png\" alt=\"WDR\" width=\"566\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-1.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-1-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-1-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-1-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-1-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose <strong>the location<\/strong> or drive volume from where the Word document was deleted. (<em>The software supports Word document file recovery from both internal and external storage media.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10891 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-2-Select-Drive.png\" alt=\"WDR\" width=\"538\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-2-Select-Drive.png 1317w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-2-Select-Drive-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-2-Select-Drive-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-2-Select-Drive-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-2-Select-Drive-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>Scan<\/strong>. After the scan is complete, click <strong>File Type<\/strong> in the left pane. Click on the <strong>Documents<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10892 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-3-Drive-Scanning.png\" alt=\"WDR\" width=\"566\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-3-Drive-Scanning.png 1314w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-3-Drive-Scanning-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-3-Drive-Scanning-1024x722.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-3-Drive-Scanning-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-3-Drive-Scanning-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the <strong>search<\/strong> bar in the top right corner to locate the lost documents for recovery.<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t remember the file name, go to <strong>Tree View<\/strong> in the left pane and navigate to the folder location from where the Word file was lost.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the Word document file and preview the content before saving it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10893 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-5-Preview-Files.png\" alt=\"WDR\" width=\"605\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-5-Preview-Files.png 1319w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-5-Preview-Files-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-5-Preview-Files-1024x718.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-5-Preview-Files-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SDR-5-Preview-Files-768x539.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select and click<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Browse<\/strong> to choose a save location on a different drive. Click <strong>Start Saving.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Watch the video on <strong>&#8220;How to recover deleted files for Windows?&#8221; with the help of Stellar Recovery Software<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to recover deleted files for Windows?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/302azCn8DX0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Check Here]:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/recover-data-from-formatted-hard-drive-for-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;How to recover deleted files from formatted hard drive for free&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">How to recover deleted files from the formatted hard drive for free<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you have accidentally deleted or lost a Word document, stop using the storage media or the system from where the document is lost\/deleted. It prevents overwriting and increases the chance of successful Word document recovery. You can follow the manual methods mentioned in this post to recover deleted Word files or unsaved Word documents.\u00a0 However, if the document is important, it is better to use the <strong>Stellar Data Recovery software<\/strong> in the first place. The software safely recovers accidentally deleted or lost Word document files from a Windows PC and supported internal or external storage devices. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/hard-disk-recovery-software.php\">hard drive recovery software<\/a>\u00a0is effective and can retrieve data lost due to accidental deletion, formatting of the drive, or any other situation. 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