Repair and restore damaged Word files
This practical tip shows you how to repair damaged files in Microsoft Word and how to restore them afterwards.
Repair and restore Word files
If Microsoft "Word" can no longer open your document, the file is usually damaged. However, you can restore the text at any time. Unfortunately, formatting and other elements such as images are lost.
- Start the text editing program Microsoft Word.
- Click on "File" in the top left menu bar and then on "Open".
- Select the damaged Word file you want to repair.
- In the "File type" field, set the converter to "Restore text from any file". Now open your Word document so Word extracts the text from the damaged file.
- Now you have access to your lost texts again. If this method does not work, you can often recover the deleted files with a recovery program like "Recuva".
The same is possible with your spreadsheets: Read another practical tip on how to repair and restore Excel files.