How to Recover a Crashed Word Document in Office 2008 on a Mac
It can be tiresome and irritating if your Mac computer crashes and you lose your Word 2008 document. In Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, there is an AutoRecover function automatically enabled within the program that attempts to recover your work after system failure. There are a few things you can attempt to recover your work if the default method of reopening Word does not work.
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Instructions
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Click the "Word" link on your Dock. This opens Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac. After a system crash, your recovered work should automatically be opened.
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Press "CMD"+"O" if your work is not auto recovered and check for the file manually.
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Navigate to "users/USERNAME/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2008 AutoRecovery/" and then check if your file is there. Double-click it to recover the document. (USERNAME should be replaced with your Mac user name).
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Tips & Warnings
Ensure that AutoRecover is switched on in the future. Click "Word," then "Preferences" and then enable "Save AutoRecover" and click "OK."
