Dan, I’m sure this won’t help, I gather your saying the “autosave” does not apply IF the file has not been “saved” first?
That being the case then I gather there is not much that can be done outside a data recovery program. Look at the link from DiskWarrior, don’t know if this will help. John https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.alsoft.com_diskwarrior_-3Fgclid-3DEAIaIQobChMI8fuxpcTB1wIVyrrACh1tRg2kEAAYASAAEgLm2-5FD-5FBwE&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=vIOWKhqGAiGQ8cvOEP5vb95Q3RFqsM8LTaPn6umbrpY&s=baaF_XlXm3S33RLHtcmeX-FN2Im9k7WLfZkRIWReCGE&e= How to recover unsaved Word document on Mac using Temporary Folder 1. Go to the Finder, Choose Go -> Go to folder. 2. Type /private/var/folders and find the files named "Word Work File" inside a "Temporary items" folder. 3. Option drag folders or files to the Desktop (before dropping them on Microsoft Word’s icon). 4. Do not delete anything. How to recover unsaved Word document on Mac using AutoRecovery Microsoft Word on a Mac computer includes an AutoRecovery option. It is turned on by default. The app will automatically save a copy of an open Word file every 10 minutes. If Word freezes while you're working on a document, or if the computer crashes, you can use the AutoRecovery copy to recover unsaved Word document with the changes or additions that you made in your last Word for Mac session. 1. Close Word for Mac. 2. On the Go menu, click Home. Open the Documents folder, and then open the Microsoft User Data folder. 3. Locate all the files that start with the words "AutoRecovery save of". Select the one you want to recover, rename the file. Then, add the ".doc" file name extension. 4. Double-click the file. The document now opens in Word for Mac. 5. Click the File menu and select Save As. Type a new name for the file into the Name field, select a folder for the file and click the Save button. > On Nov 15, 2017, at 4:14 PM, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ed, > > No, but those instructions are for the Windows versions 2010, 2013 and 2016. > She’s using Mac version 2011 and I cannot find any Manage Document option in > that, or anything that looks like it would do the same thing. > >> On Nov 15, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Ed Wiser <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Has she done this? >> >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.knowledgewave.com_blog_how-2Dto-2Drecover-2Dan-2Dunsaved-2Dword-2Ddocument&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=vIOWKhqGAiGQ8cvOEP5vb95Q3RFqsM8LTaPn6umbrpY&s=7AmgpjvWyHyB7ZYuUv3uzO7ZCLNASk8MisTIN8Ii6iM&e= >> >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.knowledgewave.com_blog_how-2Dto-2Drecover-2Dan-2Dunsaved-2Dword-2Ddocument&d=DwMFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=-pwAa_cSS70n7DOVM9P6nUm89xiYKWeBuxKvbCZNaxE&s=yxn8Kc4FQIJZpG4FmcYxe0PISa6wxaGDOLoPIX1XddM&e=> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 15, 2017, at 3:25 PM, Dan <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> The problem with searching Time Machine (or iCloud) for the file itself is >>> that she didn’t save the file at any time during the day. I can find it >>> easily on Time Machine, but it’s the version that was saved yesterday >>> afternoon. Which is why I’m hoping that there might be some remnant of an >>> autorecover file somewhere. >>> >>>> On Nov 15, 2017, at 3:19 PM, John Robinson <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dan, >>>> >>>> I guess she doesn’t use iCloud as a backup of her desktop and documents? >>>> That would solve her problem…. >>>> >>>> I also don’t use Microsoft enough to know how the backups work, I don’t >>>> understand why she needs to look for the AutoRecovery file, why not search >>>> for the file itself on TimeMachine? >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Nov 15, 2017, at 3:06 PM, Dan <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> We use Time Machine to back up her computer, and I was able to find >>>>> hourly backups, but even in those I could not find an AutoRecovery file >>>>> in the location that Word’s help file says it should be (in Microsoft >>>>> User Data in Documents folder). >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> Posting address: [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Archive: >>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=vIOWKhqGAiGQ8cvOEP5vb95Q3RFqsM8LTaPn6umbrpY&s=g6XbK1w8MHtiuhliOE12Hzu8gmZBsWaccZwJnuTUvJE&e= >>>> >>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwMFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=GHGFCGM36KxElpF2XRmWuX_9Tq8JaPzQaKYhIvUmBBA&s=tI0Mde9QitT4h8twF0HSpdeXEXjUHJxhkZD5i6egZ3c&e=>> >>>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Archive: >>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=vIOWKhqGAiGQ8cvOEP5vb95Q3RFqsM8LTaPn6umbrpY&s=g6XbK1w8MHtiuhliOE12Hzu8gmZBsWaccZwJnuTUvJE&e= >>> >>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwMFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=-pwAa_cSS70n7DOVM9P6nUm89xiYKWeBuxKvbCZNaxE&s=a7nVvARYUaebulZ5bwqsNOdmQUy2LwYO9JoyyJDO3fE&e=>> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Archive: >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=vIOWKhqGAiGQ8cvOEP5vb95Q3RFqsM8LTaPn6umbrpY&s=g6XbK1w8MHtiuhliOE12Hzu8gmZBsWaccZwJnuTUvJE&e= >> >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwMFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=Fgf0OqoZ7Xlq4bfw_TSsHD1FYTYvcCpoQPH9t69qhJw&s=AKrRd7LJAJeIxDdWMHAlkjCdzn-zW63yl2Hr2RhEhc4&e=>> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=vIOWKhqGAiGQ8cvOEP5vb95Q3RFqsM8LTaPn6umbrpY&s=g6XbK1w8MHtiuhliOE12Hzu8gmZBsWaccZwJnuTUvJE&e=> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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