We've all had it, that sinking feeling when Microsoft Word crashes and you just want the document back so bad. Fear not, we have a solution for you.


For Windows 10 Computers:


Microsoft Word and all other Office applications (Powerpoint and Excel) automatically save your document whilst you work on it without telling you.

To find the autosave document, you will need to follow these instructions:

1) Open File Explorer

2) Head to the view toolbar at the top of your screen. Click on that and that head to the Show/hide area where you should see a box saying 'Hidden items'. Click on that so the tick appears.

3) Open Microsoft Word (or the office application where you lost your work) and click on file.

4) Click on Options, towards the bottom left of your screen.

5) Head to the save area on the menu on the left side of your screen.

6) Copy and paste the AutoRecover File Location into the navigation bar of your File Explorer.


Wham Bam there are all your autosaved documents.