I spent hours on the internet looking for a solution and this is the only way I have actually been able to find the lost or unsaved file. tmp file will not work with Word.Īn example name of your lost document will be "WordWorkfile D-57238.tmp" However when you do find your file, make sure you open up the document with "TextEdit" because a. Open up the "Temporaryitems" folder and you will find your lost file, that even AutoRecovery could not find. That will open your Temporary files folder where you will see another folder named "Temporaryitems"
Once you are in the terminal copy this phrase: "open $TMPDIR" and press ENTER. Open Word > Go to Options > Save, and then check whether the options Save AutoRecover information every x minutes and Keep the last autosaved. The "-Tmp-" folder is very hard to find, even if you have made hidden folders visible, so what you need to do is go to "Applications"- "Utilities"- "Terminal" So If you did as everyone else said and found the folder "Office 1 AutoRecovery" and your file is still NOT there, that means it is being stored in your computers Temporary or "-Tmp-" folder. Choose the unsaved Word document you need to recover and.
#Recover autosave word on mac software
This is free with no external software needed, you just need to follow these quick couple steps. Go to File > Info > Manage Documents (or Manage Versions) > Restore Unsaved Documents. I looked everywhere online and have FINALLY found the answer to retrieving your lost document EVEN if AutoRecovery did not save it.
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