How to Recover Temporary Word Files in Windows 10/Windows 7

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Quick Navigation:

• Part 1. How to Recover Word File from Temp Manually
• Part 2. How to Recover Word File from Computer Effectively
• Best Software to Recover Word File not from Temp, but Directly
• Step 1. Install the Word Data Recovery Software
• Step 2. Select Document as the File Types to Recover
• Step 3. Select Hard Drive to Scan
• Step 4. Preview and Recover Word Document

Generally speaking, Microsoft Word's built-in autosave function is enough for you to retrieve deleted or lost Word documents. As its name suggests, the feature is able to save the Word document you're editing or you've created in case of a computer crash or power off, resulting in data loss. However, sometimes, you still need to find temporary word files in Windows in order to recover word files from temp. Here is the guide for how to do it.

Part 1. How to Recover Word File from Temp Manually

To recover temporary word files, please find where it is. To be honest, I knew files were there only when I try the software to clean my computer. Actually, temp files are on your computer. You can make full use of the search feature in Windows to find them. After then, you can recover word files from the temporary files. Here are the steps:

Step 1. Click to open "My Computer" or "Computer". On the top right search box, please enter "temp" and click Enter.

Step 2. In the search result list, you can see all the recent temporary files. They may have the same name or similar name as the original files. Find the word temp you want to recover. Please remember its location and close the search results.

Step 3. After then, you can click to open Microsoft Word. Find and click the "Office tab" on the top left and click "Open". Next, select "All Files" in the "File of Type", navigate to the temp file and open it. Follow the wizard as it tells and saves the Word document on your computer by clicking "Save As" to do word temp file recovery.

If you're lucky, you can find temporary word files in windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows XP easily. If not, do not try to retrieve word temporary file, you need to recover the lost or deleted Word documents directly. The sooner the better. Otherwise, you may lose the word files permanently.

Part 2. How to Recover Word File from Computer Effectively

If you want to recover word from temp files in Windows 10/7/8/XP, you should try your luck. Who is able to ensure the temporary files are there for a long time. In this case, instead of recovering Word document from a temp file, you should make full use of data recovery software to recover the Word document directly. It is a professional tool developed to help users to recover all kinds of files effectively, preventing any data overwritten or damage to the files. Here I'd like to recommend you Deep Data Recovery. It is a trustworthy tool to do the task, helping you recover word files easily.

Best Software to Recover Word File not from Temp, but Directly

Deep Data Recovery is specially designed for users to recover all kinds of documents and media files from computer and external hard drives. It has helped thousands of users to retrieve data, including recover deleted Word documents on Mac or Windows PC. Here are some of its features:

Your Effective & Safe Word Temp File Recovery Software

• Recover all types of documents and media files, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint documents, emails, videos, pictures and more.
• Fully compatible with Windows 10/7/XP/Vista and macOS. It can recover files lost due to deletion, formatted drive, clear recycle bin, computer crash, virus attack, etc.
• Simple interface with streamlined built-in wizard, making Word document recovery easy!!!

• Free Download

Here are the simple steps for how to recover Word document not from temporary files, but directly from the computer.

Step 1. Install the Word Data Recovery Software

The Windows or Mac data recovery software is available to download. Click the Download button to get the trial version of the software. Install it on your computer. You can try the trial version to see whether it can find the target word documents for you or not. After then, launch it.

Step 2. Select Document as the File Types to Recover

In the next window, by default, all supported file types are selected and be ready for the scanning temporary word files process. Please cancel the checkmark in the unwanted file types, only keep "Documents" selected and click "Next".

Step 3. Select Hard Drive to Scan

In the next step, you can see all the hard drives on the computer are selected. You need to select the one where once the target Word documents are. Select it and click "Scan", giving the command to let the software begins to scan for the lost Word documents.

Step 4. Preview and Recover Word Document

It takes a few minutes for the software to finish the whole scanning process. After then, you can see all the found Word documents there. You can preview one by one to select the target files, and click "Recover" to save it on your computer.

In the result window, you can also see the "Deep Scan" option. By default, the scanning mode you used in the first place is a Quick Scan. While Quick Scan scans for files lost right away without any file properties lost, and Deep Scan can help you recover files even with file propertied lost. In the first glimpse, you might not think it is the file you need. However, after you recover it, you can see it is the one. You can try your luck!!!

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