If your Excel file was left unsaved by accident, don't fret - Microsoft understands mistakes happen and provides built-in functionality to help recover it.
To recover an unsaved file, navigate to the File tab > Info > Manage Versions to undelete it and restore your work.
Saving your files regularly and correctly can protect against losing work if they were accidentally deleted, corrupted during transfer or storage, or deleted accidentally by mistake.
Unsaved files due to unresponsive pages or premature application closing can be an incredibly stressful experience, particularly for projects with numerous changes.
Luckily, Excel provides several methods for recovering lost files.
Excel offers a quick and effective solution to recover unsaved Excel files: its built-in feature.
Excel automatically saves a temporary version of each file every 10 minutes, and you can access this version through its Document Recovery Pane when an application closes improperly.
These tools are designed to search your hard drive for deleted or lost files and restore them safely so they do not become overwritten with new data.
Unnecessary work losses can occur when computers crash unexpectedly, or you accidentally close Excel files without saving the changes made.
If you need clarification on whether your work has been saved, open the Excel file and check for prompts that ask if you wish to open it.
If one appears, confirm by selecting Yes when asked whether you want to access this file.
If you have an older version of Excel, a third-party utility such as ASAP Utilities may be needed to view backup files.
Once back online and back up and running again, open your file when ready; a Document Recovery pane will display all unsaved files that have at least once been saved; choose which file needs restoration from this list before committing again to maintain intact work.
Check for auto-backups by opening an Excel file and clicking the Info tab in the left pane.
This will display all saved versions of the file right next to the Manage Versions button; from here, you can choose to restore any version you desire.
On a Mac, these temporary files can be found in your TEMP folder.
If this does not locate it for you, search harder in folders where your files reside on your computer for your temporary backup files.
Should your computer crash unexpectedly or you close a file without saving first, AutoSave and AutoRecover features may still help recover lost work; to maximize chances of retrieval, ensure these settings are enabled and know where they store recovery files.
To enable AutoSave and AutoRecover, navigate to the File tab and click Options.
Permanently save your files regularly when working on them; if something goes wrong, you can quickly restore a previously saved version and back them up securely in an offsite location.
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