Word document: restore previous version

If you have accidentally overwritten an important Word document, you can restore the previous version in MS Office Word. We'll show you what to do to get your Word document back in its old version.

Restore previous version of Word documents

• Right-click on the corresponding Word document.
• In the menu you will find the "Properties" option.
• Under "Properties" you choose the "Previous versions" tab.
• Now you only have to select the corresponding Word document and decide whether you want to "reset" the Office document or whether you want to save the Word document to be restored in addition to the new Word variant.

You should delete the Windows recovery points from time to time as they will also take up a lot of space over time.