RECOVER CORRUPTED WORD DOCUMENTS
It happens all to often when working on a Word document on Windows or Mac!
Word reports a corrupted file! The document damaged and cannot be opened!
Usually at the most inconvenient time!
When you have a deadline to meet! Project to finish; important letter to send! University or college thesis to complete!
There’s never a good time!
At Rawdata we specialise in data and file recovery and offer a No Data, No Fee service so there is nothing to lose. Except, of course, your valuable files and data!
If you have one or more Microsoft Word documents with errors, give us a call on 01324 808124.
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How to Recover Word Documents
Sometimes the problem is not too serious and overcome using some built-in Word options:-
Method 1: Open the damaged document in draft mode without updating links
Method 2: Insert the document as a file in a new document
Method 3: Create a link to the damaged document
Method 4: Use the “Recover Text from Any File” converter
What you need to do and how to go about it are all explained on the Microsoft Word Support site here!
Damaged document or a software issue?
A Word document can become corrupted for several reasons that prevent it from opening . This behaviour may relate to damage to the document or to the template on which the document is based.
This behaviour might include the following:
- Repeatedly renumbering the existing pages in the document
- Repeatedly re-doing page breaks in the document
- Incorrect document layout and formatting
- Unreadable characters on the screen
- Error messages during processing
- A computer that stops responding when you open the file
- Any other unexpected behaviour not attributed to the typical operation of the program
Sometimes it’s not document damage. It’s important to determine whether the document is damaged or the problem is a software issue.
To find out, follow these steps:
- Look for similar behaviour in other documents. Try to open other Word documents to see whether the same problem occurs. If they open correctly, then the problem might be with the Word document but if not…
- Look for similar behaviour in other Microsoft Office programs. If this is the case, then the issue might be with another application or the operating system.
If any of these steps show that the problem is not in the document, you will then have to look elsewhere. The first option would be to uninstall and re-install Word or Microsoft Office.
When Built-in Word Recovery Fails
One option is to start again and re-enter all the content. For small documents that will be an easier and efficient approach to take.
But, for larger documents, it’s frustrating & time-consuming. With the possibility of not ending up with 100% of the original document.
Professional Word Document Recovery
Using proprietory file & disk scanning recovery software it is usually 100% successful. And, in most cases recovers and maintains document formating as well.
Whether you documents are on a hard disk, external backup drive, usb pen-drive or memory card, your documents can be recovered!
