To Use AutoRecover:
1. To recover a document that was lost without saving, reopen Word 2013. The Document Recovery pane will appear. Any auto-saved versions of the file will appear here.
2. Click to open an available file. The document will be recovered.
By default, Word auto-saves every 10 minutes. If you are editing a document for less than 10 minutes, Word may not create an auto-saved version.
If you don't see the file you need, or if you're looking for an auto-saved version of a file that has no previously saved versions, you can browse all auto-saved files by navigating to the Info pane in Backstage view, clicking Manage Versions and then selecting Recover Unsaved Documents from the drop-down menu.
1. To recover a document that was lost without saving, reopen Word 2013. The Document Recovery pane will appear. Any auto-saved versions of the file will appear here.
2. Click to open an available file. The document will be recovered.
By default, Word auto-saves every 10 minutes. If you are editing a document for less than 10 minutes, Word may not create an auto-saved version.
If you don't see the file you need, or if you're looking for an auto-saved version of a file that has no previously saved versions, you can browse all auto-saved files by navigating to the Info pane in Backstage view, clicking Manage Versions and then selecting Recover Unsaved Documents from the drop-down menu.