How to recover an unsaved Excel file or document

Current technology allows us to do things that were not possible before, tools like Word or Excel have led to an evolution in how we organize and we deliver i jobs. Even so, a new problem has come with technology ...

The digital age makes backups of physical documents less and less common, in fact, many documents such as Excel are supported by the virtual platform. Losing information is anyone's nightmare you work with Excel, but there are ways to fix it, for example a recommended method is to protect an Excel file for read-only mode, but other times other options are needed.




How to recover an unsaved Excel file or document

It should be noted that this is not a tutorial that magically recovers lost data, but we want to be the guide so that this doesn't happen again. For this reason, we will teach you the easiest way to avoid that you check out this problem.

Excel is a very powerful tool that has been around for many years. With each new version that has come out, improvements have emerged to failures that may have existed, so we can say that properly configured, the tool is at proof of error.

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Configure Excel to not lose unsaved documents

  • To make the configuration, the first thing you need to do is run the program, no matter if you open it via a document or via the application link, because you can make the adjustment in any way.
  • Open Excel you need to go up Fillet, you will find this option at the top left of the screen. Once you are in Files, locate the tab options and click on it.
  • Once pressed on options, a new box will appear showing all the adjustments you can make in Excel. Find what it says Save.
  • Click on save, a new configuration screen will appear.
  • Locate " Save autosave information every »By default Excel has configured the option to automatically save every 10 minutes. It is recommended to change it to 1 minute.
  • After changing the option, do click su OK.

The above procedure will cause Excel to automatically save the document information every 1 minute. In this way, in case of problems, you will be able di recover properly the information you have lost.




Undoubtedly activating and configuring Word, Excel and Power Point autosave is something you should consider to protect your information and not worry about annoying leaks.

How to recover the file after an unexpected shutdown

There are several ways to recover unsaved documents. Regardless of the method, you will definitely be in able to retrieve information that you thought were lost.

In any case, to prevent this from happening, we recommend that you resolve the error "Excel has found a problem that is preventing it from working correctly", which is usually the root cause of these problems. This way you will protect your information, in any case if you have already lost a file, please read the following truthfully.

Automatically recover

The first way as mentioned is through automatic recovery. This type of recovery is valid for circumstances such as Blackout, reboots or any error that shuts down your computer unexpectedly.

You shouldn't do a big thing here, because the program will automatically allow you to recover that file not saved. For this you have to open the document you created earlier.

When you can't save your progress due to a electrical fault or similar, when you reopen the document, Excel will show those newer unsaved versions, select the latest one and you will recover the lost progress.


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Find the file (when you forgot to save)

In case you forgot to save, there is a very easy way to recover the file.

  • Open Excel directly from the opening link. When you open it, several options will appear, you need to locate Open other books, an option found in the menu on the left, at the end on the right, click on it.
  • A new screen will appear, here you need to locate the link called Retrieve books not saved, it will be right at the end, click on it.
  • A new window will appear in which those unsaved documents will appear, locate the most recent one and April.
  • This way you will recover that unsaved file.

With the previous methods you will eliminate all those hassles caused by loss of information and important work.


Remember to activate this option correctly, as it may save you from having to redo a document or job.

And since it doesn't hurt to be informed, we always recommend that you know other alternatives to recover deleted Word, Excel, Power Point, PDF files on PC, this way you will know what to do in emergencies like the one we are talking about today.


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