How to Restore Lost WPS Office 2016 Files

Help: How do I recover deleted files from WPS Office 2016?

You're looking for a way to recover lost WPS Office files after a Windows system update. Don't worry, your files might still be recoverable. The new system update doesn't necessarily delete your files, but rather, they might be hidden or inaccessible. You can try checking the system recycle bin, using file recovery software, or looking for backup copies to retrieve your lost WPS Office files. Would you like me to elaborate on any of these options?

Careless deletion, formatting, virus attacks, system updates, hard drive corruption, and junk file cleaning can all lead to unexpected WPS file loss on Windows or Mac computers. To recover deleted files and retrieve lost WPS documents, data recovery software is essential.

How to Recover Deleted Files with a WPS Recovery Tool

To recover deleted files from WPS Office 2016, Qiling data recovery software is a must-have, allowing you to recover lost WPS document files from various storage devices, including internal and external hard drives, USB drives, and Android SD cards.

Deep Data Recovery is a versatile data recovery software that can recover not only documents but also deleted photos, videos, audios, emails, and compressed files like ZIP and RAR. To restore deleted WPS Office files, simply download and install the program on your computer, and follow the 3 simple steps to retrieve your lost files.

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Step 1. Run Deep Data Recovery. Choose file types and click "Next" to start the recovery process.

Select file types that you want to recover

Step 2. To recover lost files, choose the drive where the files went missing and start scanning. This software can recover data from various devices, including hard drives, solid-state drives, USB drives, SD cards, pen drives, and even cameras.

Step 3. You can browse the full scan results and select the file type you need by clicking on the file type filter in Qiling data recovery software, which supports over 1000 file types including photos, videos, documents, emails, audio files, and many more.

Step 4. To preview and recover files, select the desired files, click "Recover", and choose a storage location to save the recovered data.

If you lose important WPS Office files on your Mac computer, you can download the Mac version of Deep Data Recovery to easily restore the lost files.

How to Recover Unsaved WPS Office 2016 Documents

Unsaved documents are often lost due to power outages, application crashes, or human mistakes. For Microsoft Office users, recovering lost or unsaved Word documents is a common issue. Similarly, WPS office users face the same problem. If you've lost an unsaved WPS document, you can try recovering it using WPS Auto Backup.

1. Recover the File from the Prompt

When your WPS document is closed unexpectedly, you can simply re-launch the WPS, and follow the on-screen messages to recover your file backups.

2. Find out the Lost Documents from Local File

If no prompts appear, you can recover lost WPFS documents from the local file.

To access the "Backup Management" tab, click on the WPS icon and select the "Backup Management" option from the drop-down list.
Select the ones you want to open and save them

If you don't see any files in the Backup Management panel, click the "View Other Backups" button at the bottom right to access a backup folder where all your backups are stored.

How to Back Up WPS Office 2016 Files to Avoid Data Loss

To avoid unexpected WPS Office 2016 files loss, we highly suggest that you back up important documents regularly using methods such as saving to an external hard drive, cloud storage services like Google Drive or Dropbox, or even a USB drive, to ensure your files are safely stored and can be easily recovered in case of any data loss or corruption.

1. Turn on Autosave in WPS

To access the settings in WPS Office 2016, click on the top left corner of the file (such as Writer, Spreadsheets, or Presentation) and select the "Tool" tab from the dropdown list, then choose "Option" from the menu.
Go to "General" and click "Save". Check the boxes for "Recently used file list" and "use character units".

With WPS Office 2016, all of your editing work will be automatically backed up, including files like Writer, Presentation, and Spreadsheets. This ensures your work is safe and secure. (Note: I rewrote the text in one paragraph and shortened it)

2. Use Schedule Backup Software for WPS Office 2016 Files Backup

To protect your saved WPS document files efficiently, you can use a reliable third-party backup tool, such as Qiling Backup, which allows you to back up important WPS files automatically based on your schedule option, like One-Time, daily, weekly, monthly, or Upon Event backup.

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3. Use WPS Cloud to Back Up WPS Files

When using File Roaming, documents created or opened in WPS Office are automatically saved in WPS Cloud.

To access your Microsoft Office documents, open WPS Writer, Presentation, or Spreadsheets and click on the Sign in button at the top right to log in to your account. Alternatively, visit the "Office Space" tab, select "File Roaming", and click "Use Now". Note that if you log out, any documents you open or edit will not be uploaded to the cloud.