Can you recover unsaved changes to a Microsoft Word document?

If it has not been saved you cannot recover it if you've exited Word yourself. If Word crashed while you were working, then when you reopen Word you may have a recovery version of your document.

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If you have enabled the AutoSave & AutoRecover options then you can recover your unsaved document otherwise you cannot recover.

If this applies for you then recover your document by following steps:

If you have saved your file then follow below steps:

• Open your desired file.
• Click on the File tab and go-to the Infosection.
• Select 'when I closed without saving' option from the Versions.

• Now click on the Restore button to overwrite any previous changes.

If you have not saved your file then follow below steps to recover the file:

• Click on the File tab and go-to the Infosection.
• Now select 'Recover unsaved document' from 'Manage versions'.
• Now select your desired file and click on the 'Open' button to open the file.

• Save as the file to save the file at new location.