Word deletion

Dear Dever, John Gerard
Welcome, and thank you for sharing your issue in the Q&A forum. Based on the information you provided, it seems you want to recover content that was deleted in Word. There are two main ways to handle this:

1. If the file is still open or hasn’t been saved yet

• Press Cmd + Z multiple times to undo the deletion.
• Alternatively, go to the menu: Edit > Undo Typing.

 2. If the file has already been saved and closed

Recover from Version History (for files stored on OneDrive or SharePoint):

• Open the Word document. Go to File > Browse Version History.
• Review previous versions, find the one containing the missing content, and click Restore.

3.Check Auto Recover files:

• In Finder, go to Go > Go to Folder. Enter the following path and press Enter: ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Library/Preferences/AutoRecovery
• Look for files with names or dates close to when the content was lost and try opening them in Word.

4.Use Time Machine:

• Open the folder containing the file.
• Launch Time Machine, select a point in time before the deletion, and click Restore.

Please try these steps, and if you encounter any issues, feel free to share them here. We’re always ready to assist you!

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Did you inadvertently delete the content inside the document or did you delete the document itself?

To recover deleted words in your Word document, you can try the following methods:

1. Undo Action: If you have just deleted the words, you can press Ctrl + Z (or Command + Z on Mac) to undo the last action. This will restore the deleted text immediately.
2. Check the Recycle Bin: If you deleted the entire document, check the Recycle Bin on your computer to see if the file is there. You can restore it from the Recycle Bin if it hasn’t been emptied.
3. AutoRecover: If you have AutoRecover enabled, Word may have saved a backup of your document. To access it, go to File > Open > Recent and look for any AutoRecover files that may contain your lost content.
4. Backup Files: If you have the backup option enabled in Word, you can check for backup files with a .wbk extension. Look in the following locations:
   • C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word
   • C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles Replace <UserName> with your actual username.
5. Recover Text from Any File: If the document is corrupted or you cannot find the deleted text, you can try using the "Recover Text from Any File" feature in Word. Go to File > Open, select "Recover Text from Any File (.)" in the file type dropdown, and then choose your document.

These methods should help you recover the deleted words or the entire document if needed.