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How to get my word documents

Bought new Mac Air. Old Mac Air (2015) Word Docs not accessible. So, updated Word for Mac with new purchase 2021 Microsoft Office Home and Business. Can't find any of my old Word documents from Microsoft Office Home and Students Word program. How to incorporate/find old docs (access is blocked on my new Mac "unless updated" with a white circle with slash through icon. Suggestions?


MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Jan 27, 2022 11:44 AM

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Posted on Jan 27, 2022 1:18 PM

The icon with the slash is your old 32bit Word app. The 2021 Word App should work. If you open your documents folder can you see any of your Word documents? If you can then right click on one and Open with "MS word". If two Word apps show pick the new one. Also, do you a TM backup? Your Word documents would be there also.

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Jan 27, 2022 1:18 PM in response to WilliamDoug

The icon with the slash is your old 32bit Word app. The 2021 Word App should work. If you open your documents folder can you see any of your Word documents? If you can then right click on one and Open with "MS word". If two Word apps show pick the new one. Also, do you a TM backup? Your Word documents would be there also.

How to get my word documents

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