How to Recover a Deleted or Unsaved Word Document (2025 Guide)

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📝 Accidentally deleted a Word document or closed it without saving? Don’t give up just yet, you might still get it back. In this video, we’ll show you how to recover an unsaved Word document, bring back deleted files, and restore overwritten drafts using reliable methods that work on Windows 10/11.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:20 – Method 1: Use Disk Drill to recover a deleted Word document
02:00 – Method 2: Restore from File History
03:07 – Method 3: Recover an unsaved Word document
04:19 – Wrap-up

✅ Method 1: How to Recover a Deleted Word Document
If the file’s not in your Recycle Bin, your best option is a data recovery tool. Disk Drill can recover lost Word documents, even if they were permanently deleted with Shift+Delete.
1. Download and install Disk Drill.
2. Scan the drive where the file was stored.
3. Filter for “Documents,” or search by “.doc” or file name.
4. Preview and restore your file to a safe location.

🕓 Method 2: Recover Lost Word Document Using File History
Want to know how to recover Microsoft Word documents from earlier versions? File History saves snapshots of folders and files - if it was turned on.
1. Navigate to the original folder.
2. Right-click - Properties - Previous Versions tab.
3. Browse, preview, and restore.
Also check for cloud backups (OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox), they often keep older versions too.

💡 Method 3: How to Recover an Unsaved Word Document
Word has built-in recovery for unsaved drafts via AutoRecover.
1. Reopen Word and check the Document Recovery panel.
2. If missing, look in the AutoRecover folder (via Word’s Options - Save).
3. Open .asd files by choosing “All Files” in the Open dialog.
Turn on autosave options to avoid this next time!

🎯 Whether you're dealing with deletion or overwrite, this guide covers how to recover a Microsoft Word document in all common scenarios. If this helped, like the video and subscribe for more recovery tips.