How do I recover a previous version of a Word document 2007?

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1. Start Microsoft Office and click on the “File” tab.
2. Click “Recover Unsaved Documents” on the lower right side of the window.
3. Select the file you want to restore and click “Open.” The document opens with a Recovered Unsaved File bar across the top.

How do I restore a previous version of a Word document?

Recovering Unsaved Word Documents

1. In MS Word, click the File Tab in the upper left.
2. Click Manage Document and select Recover Unsaved Documents from the drop-down list.
3. Check for your missing file in the dialog box.
4. Open the recovered Word document and click the Save As button in the top banner.

Why are there no previous versions of my Word document?

* Note: If you do not see a previous date, it means that File History is disabled. Navigate to the storage location of the file/folder that you want to restore to its previous version. 4. When you locate the file that you want to restore, right click on it and select Export.

How can I recover a previous version of a Word document?

You can right-click the Word file that you saved over and select Properties. Click Previous Versions tab, and you can find if there are any earlier versions of the Word document. If you find some different versions of the file, you can select the desired version and click Restore button to recover previous version of your Word document.

Where can I find Word 2007 saved files?

Thanks for your feedback. Word 2007 does not automatically save previous versions as Word 2010 does, but, if you have “Always create backup copy” enabled in Word’s Save Options, then you should look for a “Backup of .wbk” file in the same folder as the document (you’ll need to choose All Files in the Open dialog).

Where do I Find my overwritten Word document?

So if you accidentally saved over a word document, you can find your required file from the temp files. To recover the overwritten file, you will have to find temp file folder on your PC. After navigating into temp files folder, you will find different temp files there. You can locate the temp files folder as follows:

Is there a way to save Old Word files?

If you don’t have this option enabled, you might want to enable it now at Office Button | Word Options | Advanced: Save. You’ll need to clean out folders occasionally, deleting old .wbk files, but this option will save your bacon just often enough to be worth it.