How to Retrieve an Unsaved Word Document on Macbook Air?

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How to Retrieve an Unsaved Word Document on Macbook Air?

Hi everyone,

I was working on a named word document on 3 March 2016, and accidentally clicked Do Not Save. I have since been trying to retrieve the lost data but with no success. I have tried to re-type the documeny but it was not the same. Is there anyone who can assist me to retrieve my work? It is very important. I am also not too familiar with Time Machine (have never used it) and other technical Mac stuff.

I would really appreciate the help, thanks!

MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on May 17, 2016 1:09 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 17, 2017 8:22 PM in response to Maximo_66

Can unsaved Word or Excel file be recovered on Mac?

It's difficult to give an accurate answer about this question. If the Word/Excel file hasn't been saved before, it will be difficult for the users to recover it. Here're some advices that may be helpful for users to recover the Word/Excel files that have been saved before.

1. Check Mac trash and find a folder which is named 'Recovered items'.

2. Find "Word Work File" files in "Temporary items" folder by typing "/private/var/folders ". Users can probably get the files back.

Maybe you can try uFlysoft Data Recovery for Mac, it can recover LOST DATA on Mac only in three steps:

Step 1. Launch the software to scan the device where your files deleted

Step 2: Preview the scan result files and make mark if it is the one you find

Step 3: Recover files

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Answer 2

dominic23

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May 17, 2016 5:54 AM in response to Maximo_66

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5141494?start=0&tstart=0

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Answer 3

babowa

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Dec 17, 2017 9:55 PM in response to AaronCKnight

I doubt very seriously that anyone would be able to recover anything after a year and a half of using the Mac. It helps to check the date of the question.

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Answer 4

Carrie_P

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Jan 30, 2018 9:54 AM in response to babowa

Actually, since questions like this (and the answers) come up when someone searches for the same information in the future, it can be very helpful. Thank you to Aaron for taking the time to answer.

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