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When I open Microsoft Word and go to 'open recent' I can see some of the documents saved to Library-->mobile docs --> com~apple~CloudDocs
I have tried searching, going to my username-->Library-->mobile docs and nothing. Can someone please help with how to recover these files?
Can you actually open the file from the Open Recent menu? If so, do that then select File menu > Save As and select a 'normal' location like your Documents folder, the Desktop, or your iCloud Drive. Generally, the Library is the location for temporary files, recovered files, etc., not somewhere you would choose to save a file.
Can you actually open the file from the Open Recent menu? If so, do that then select File menu > Save As and select a 'normal' location like your Documents folder, the Desktop, or your iCloud Drive. Generally, the Library is the location for temporary files, recovered files, etc., not somewhere you would choose to save a file.
No I can’t see or open the files anywhere - I never saved them there either - they disappeared from where they usually are (my ‘favorites’ list in finder and ‘documents’ and ‘desktop’
the only way I can see that file path is if I open Microsoft word and view the ‘open recent’ items (there are still tons other files not included here since it will only show me recent files)
That likely means the files were deleted. Have you tried using Spotlight (magnifying glass icon at the right of the menu bar) to search for them? Do you have a backup (Time Machine or other) from which you can recover the files?
Yes I tried using Spotlight. I don't have time machine or any other backup - I purchased extra data in the cloud to serve as my backup.
Some of my files disappeared from my computer
