Recover your Office files

Even if you didn’t save your changes when an Office program closes or crashes, you can still get your file back by clicking the arrow next to the recovered file in the Document Recovery task pane, and choosing Open, Save As, or Delete.

Document Recovery task pane in Word 2013

 Tip   To decrease the chances of losing your work, make sure that AutoSave and AutoRecover are turned on, and manually save (press Ctrl+S) your file frequently.

 
 
Applies to:
Excel 2013, PowerPoint 2013, Word 2013, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Word 2010