retieve unsaved data

[susannield]

I clicked "No" instead of "yes" to save a doc. Can I retrieve it?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

No, if you did not save it, there is nothing to be retrieved.

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[Peter A]

No, if you did not save it, there is nothing to be retrieved.

Not necessarily. Word may have been set to keep timed backups. These are
normally deleted when the document is closed, but they may remain on the
disk (although not in the recycle bin). A disk snooping utility might
locate them. Worth a try if the lost document is important.

 

[Beth Melton]

Not necessarily. Word may have been set to keep timed backups. These are
normally deleted when the document is closed, but they may remain on the
disk (although not in the recycle bin). A disk snooping utility might
locate them. Worth a try if the lost document is important.

As an additional note, in order to for Word to create a timed backup you
need an add-in (SaveReminder.dot) which isn't something Microsoft advertises
and few folks actually know about it. So chances are, if someone has a
backup they'd know it.

Otherwise there is the "Automatically create Backup copy" but if this option
is enabled, (it's not automatically turned on by default), the document
needs to actually be saved at least twice in order for a backup to be
created.

Now, if you are referring to an Automatic Recovery Save, this is not a
backup. It's only used if an error is encountered and, yes, they are deleted
when you close the file. If someone is lucky enough for Word to not
automatically delete these files there's no need for a disk snooping
utility, they would be in the "Autorecover files" folder.

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Microsoft Office MVP
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