Office 2016 autosaved files located in the following address. • Click the Go menu in Finder. • Select Go to Folder and paste the following file location address.

~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Library/Preferences/AutoRecovery / Note: You may need to rename.doc instead of.docx, if they won’t open properly in MS Word app. In Older Microsoft Office versionsuses Auto recovery folder in different location:- /Users/user-name/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/Office 2011 AutoRecovery Note: Replace the user-name with actual user name of your computer. Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X.

So Open terminal app and type the following command to unhide library folder. Chflags nohidden ~/Library/ Solution 2: Use Temporary Folder • Go to the Finder, Choose Go -> Go to folder. • Type /private/var/folders and find the files named “Word Work File” inside a “Temporary items” folder. • Option drag folders or files to the Desktop (before dropping them on Microsoft Word’s icon).

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• Do not delete anything. Note: Some of the Mac users reported is a best one to recover lost word documents. Another Method:- If you can’t find the file in “Office 2008/09/11 AutoRecovery” folder, use this method. • Open Terminal app via /Applications/Utilities/. • Type the following command open $TMPDIR • Press Enter. It will open Temporary files folder.

Find and open “Temporaryitems” folder. • Lost word document file name look like “WordWorkfile D-57295.tmp”.

Open this file using “TexEdit” app instead of Word app. Because MS word app does not open.tmp file type. SEE ALSO: Solution 3: Look Mac Trash Unsaved word.doc files sometimes located in Trash. So look Mac Trash for “Recovered items” folder Also set AutoSave interval Set AutoSave interval time in MS Word Preferences to avoid feature issues. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just spent the past 2 hours googling and downloading a bunch of software that did not help at all.

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Office 2016 autosaved files located in the following address. Outlook for mac calendar invites automatically accept. • Click the Go menu in Finder.

• Select Go to Folder and paste the following file location address. ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Library/Preferences/AutoRecovery / Note: You may need to rename.doc instead of.docx, if they won’t open properly in MS Word app.